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This video documents the emergency treatment of a patient with an acute aortic intramural hematoma.
February 4, 2026
In this interview, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang discusses endoscopic cardiac surgery with Drs. Giacomo Bianchi, Markus Kofler, and Patrick Perier.
February 3, 2026
This video demonstrates a 13-year-old with severe aortic stenosis who underwent a modified Ross procedure using the root inclusion technique.
January 28, 2026
This video demonstrates a superior approach for the repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in a neonate with mixed TAPVC, situs inversus, and dextrocardia.
January 27, 2026
This video demonstrates the resection of a large fibroma from the left ventricular lateral wall in a 20-year-old woman.
January 26, 2026
This video demonstrates a case of a redo Commando after Commando.
January 23, 2026
This vide demonstrates endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting using a reusable retractor with an open CO₂ insufflation system.
January 22, 2026
In this phenomenal interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Drs. Jan Vojacek and Maral Ouzounian about the EACTS expert consensus statement on the Ross procedure in adult patients.
January 20, 2026
This video demonstrates the feasibility of the Ross/Konno procedure in a fourth sternotomy setting after previous mechanical aortic valve replacement in an 11-year-old child.
January 19, 2026
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.
January 16, 2026
This video demonstrates strategies for performing patch repair of aortic root abscess in patients with native valve endocarditis.