This novel study examined tricuspid annular (TA) remodeling in conscious, awake sheep with functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) using tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. Fifteen sheep underwent thoracotomy with sonomicrometry crystal implantation around the TA and right ventricular epicardium.
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Cardiac
December 30, 2025
December 30, 2025
In this propensity score matched analysis of 1,531 patients undergoing mitral valve surgery, women presented at an older age, with more advanced symptoms and more complex valve pathology than men.
December 30, 2025
This study from the Mini-Mitral International Registry (2015-2021) compared endo-aortic balloon occlusion (EABO) to transthoracic clamping (TTC) in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. After propensity matching 733 pairs from 6,884 patients, EABO showed significantly lower rates of conversion to sternotomy, although it was associated with longer
December 26, 2025
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses how to get involved with Pace4Life, a charity he supports that provides reconditioned pacemakers to Ghana.
December 25, 2025
The most popular videos covered a range of cardiac procedures, from robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary bypass to how to perform an upper ministernotomy. Read on for a glance at each procedure and be sure to explore the complete catalog of cardiac surgical videos available on CTSNet.
December 24, 2025
As the year ends, we’re highlighting the top podcast episodes from The Atrium and The Beat. However, be sure to check out the first two episodes of The Cardiac Recovery Room today! Keep reading to find out which episodes made the list, and please contact us if you’re interested in being a guest on any of our incredible podcasts.
December 23, 2025
This retrospective analysis of the UNOS registry investigated patients after the latest allocation revision and examined whether ex vivo heart perfusion (EVHP) mitigated ischemic penalties in adult donation-after-brain-death heart transplants with preservation times of six hours or more.
December 23, 2025
This propensity score-matched cohort study compared long-term outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) vs coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in 2,033 matched pairs of women with chronic severe coronary artery disease. The mean age was 66.5 years, with a median follow-up of 5.1 years.
December 23, 2025
As the end of 2025 approaches, CTSNet editors and staff are reflecting on the most popular content shared across CTSNet’s global platform. Read on to find out which video topped the list, who our leading contributor was, and other highlights.
December 22, 2025
This video presents a 68-year-old male with severe aortic stenosis and triple-vessel coronary artery disease who underwent a totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement combined with left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery bypass using a dual minithoracotomy approach.