In this session from the 2025 London Core Review Cardiothoracic Surgery Course, Dr. Borut Gersak, Professor of Surgery at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and Chief Medical Officer of Corcym, delivered a presentation titled “The Landscape of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.”
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February 13, 2026
February 6, 2026
In this session from the 2025 London Core Review Cardiothoracic Surgery Course, Dr. Pieter Kappetein delivered a presentation on “Future-Forward Cardiac Surgery: Device Innovation, Leadership Dynamics, and Surgeon Training.”
February 5, 2026
In this Dutch prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT), 437 patients over the age of 64 with elevated stroke risk (CHA2DS2-VASc ≥2 men, ≥3 women) were randomized to either standard care or smartwatch monitoring for 180 days.
February 5, 2026
This cadaver study evaluated a novel aortic anastomotic device for end-to-end anastomosis during ascending aortic replacement, aiming to reduce circulatory arrest times.
February 4, 2026
In this interview, Dr. Mario Castillo-Sang discusses endoscopic cardiac surgery with Drs. Giacomo Bianchi, Markus Kofler, and Patrick Perier.
January 22, 2026
In this article, the authors evaluated whether an artificial intelligence (AI) electrocardiogram (ECG)-derived age can improve risk stratification in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Using preoperative ECGs from 13,808 patients, they calculated an age gap defined as AI-derived age minus chronological age.
January 22, 2026
This prospective, multicenter study conducted in China evaluated the two-year outcomes of the Corheart 6, a novel miniaturized magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device, in 50 adults with advanced heart failure (left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than 30 percent, cardiac index less than 2.0 L/min/m²) enrolled across 12 centers
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.
January 8, 2026
In this article from the British Medical Journal, the author examines AI-generated images of doctors using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, comparing these depictions with real-world medical workforce data. A total of 24 images were generated, with eight images each for NHS, UK, and US doctors across different specialties. The results showed that only 25 p
November 28, 2025
At the 2025 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor Cristina Ruiz Segria spoke with Dr. Edris A. F. Mahtab and Laurent Coopmans about optimizing operation planning.