This video documents the emergency treatment of a patient with an acute aortic intramural hematoma.
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November 26, 2024
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses how to be a better trainer. He explores tips for training people, the five levels of training, and sensory overload. Later in the podcast, he further explores the topic of training trainers with Professor Mark Coleman, co-founder of Lapco, an innovative training consultancy focused on safer surgeries.
November 26, 2024
A 38-year-old male with hypoplastic left heart syndrome underwent all three stages of palliation as a child. He presented with a small and calcified Fontan conduit. The decision was made to convert to an extracardiac Fontan.
November 25, 2024
The authors demonstrate a quadruple valve replacement in a patient with carcinoid heart disease affecting all four heart valves.
November 22, 2024
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet EIC Joel Dunning had the opportunity to speak with Professor Mark Redmond about the ROSS procedure at the 2024 Birmingham Review Course. They discuss the current status of the ROSS procedure, the evolution of this procedure, and its benefits.
November 22, 2024
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, T. Sloane Guy presented “Robotic Mitral Surgery Update.”
November 21, 2024
This contemporary video demonstrates the step-by-step process of placing a pigtail catheter to treat both pneumothorax and effusion.
November 21, 2024
CTSNet continued its webinar series partnership with the ASAIO Journal on November 14, 2024, by enrolling cardiac surgery and heart failure professionals engaged to discuss the topic, "Non-LVAD and Non-CRT Device Options in Heart Failure." Panelists included Amit N. Vora, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, of Yale University, and Ulrich P. Jorde, MD, of Montefiore Health System.
November 20, 2024
For most surgeons, aortic annulus enlargement is considered too expensive to justify implanting a prosthesis that is only one size larger, and as a result, it is rarely used. This video demonstrates the surgical enlargement of the aortic annulus using a balloon catheter, which is a simple and innovative technique that combines the knowledge and experience of both TAVR and SAVR. This method allows for the implantation of a larger prosthesis without increasing surgical time or the risk of bleeding.