This video demonstrates the reasons for the failure of the repair of a mitral valve and how these issues were addressed, along with diagrammatic descriptions of how the mitral valve should close.
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January 19, 2026
January 19, 2026
This video presents an extended thymectomy with en bloc left upper lobectomy using a combined video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and sternotomy approach.
January 16, 2026
This video demonstrates strategies for performing patch repair of aortic root abscess in patients with native valve endocarditis.
January 15, 2026
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Drs. Michael Lanuti and Leanne Ashrafian about Dr. Lanuti’s thoughts on the JCOG0802 trial and how he believes the wrong parameters were measured.
January 15, 2026
The first patient implantation of the investigational Gore Ascending Stent Graft in the ARISE III trial for treating acute type A dissections in high-risk surgical patients has been announced. The trial will enroll up to 112 patients across multiple US centers, with follow-up assessments over five years to evaluate safety and effectiveness.
January 15, 2026
This Korean nationwide database study examined prosthetic valve selection in 765 hemodialysis patients undergoing first-time valve replacement between 2003 and 2018.
January 15, 2026
This study compared radical vs partial pericardiectomy in 534 consecutive adults with constrictive pericarditis from 2000 to 2022, using propensity-score matching to create 89 well-matched pairs.
January 15, 2026
This video demonstrates the endovascular repair of the ascending aorta in a case of acute Stanford type A aortic dissection in a patient who was not a surgical candidate at the time of presentation. The authors discuss the operative planning considerations required for his eventual definitive open surgical repair, which became required after his course was complicated by a massive aortic pseudoaneurysm.
January 14, 2026
This video demonstrates a technique involving the combined Mustard and en bloc rotation of the outflow tracts in a seven-year-old child with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect, and pulmonary valve stenosis in a redo setting.
January 14, 2026
This video demonstrates an open-source, low-cost 3D-printing workflow for congenital heart surgery, utilizing consumer-grade printers and free segmentation software to produce clinically useful, patient-specific models at a fraction of standard costs.