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This video documents the emergency treatment of a patient with an acute aortic intramural hematoma.
September 22, 2025
This video provides a step-by-step tutorial on pulmonary autograft reinforcement—a method aimed at preserving valve geometry and preventing dilatation of the neo-aortic root.
September 18, 2025
In this remarkable interview, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Alexis Shafii, professor of surgery and surgical director of heart transplantation at The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, about the first in-human BiVACOR total artificial heart implantation.
September 15, 2025
This video demonstrates a modified Yasui performed under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest for interrupted aortic arch type B with posterior malaligned ventricular septal defects.
September 11, 2025
This video demonstrates the application of minimally invasive cardiac surgery in patients with tetralogy of Fallot requiring multiple intracardiac repairs.
September 11, 2025
This video details the case and operative video of a huge left ventricular aneurysm that was on at the authors’ center.
September 10, 2025
This video demonstrates the challenges of distant inferior vena cava cannulation at the third intercostal space and the potential for accidental dislodgment.
September 9, 2025
This video demonstrates how to construct an autologous pericardial mitral valve for infants and small children when repair is not possible.
September 8, 2025
This case report describes a successful redo tricuspid valve replacement in a high-risk patient using an annular-preserving electrocautery explantation technique, highlighting key surgical strategies and educational value.
September 4, 2025
This video demonstrates a clinical case presentation of totally endoscopic mitral valve replacement with tricuspid valve repair in a patient with an unpredictable adhesive process in the pericardium.
September 3, 2025
This video demonstrates a direct arterial and venous cannulation technique through a thoracotomy without compromising the results, which can be safely applied to both pediatric and adult populations.