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New roundtable available on CTSNet: A closer look at robotic coronary artery bypass grafting. Lorena Montes moderated a roundtable with Wouter Oosterlinck, Sudhir Shrivastava, and Husam Balkhy. Watch the full video on CTSNet! 🔗ow.ly/UXfS5106cKc #roundtable #CABG #robotic

In this edition of the CTSNet podcast, The Lifeline, host and nurse educator Jill Ley speaks with Aaron Weiss. They discuss Dr. Weiss' recent expert review on “Ten Guiding Principles for the Management of Postcardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock." #podcast 🔗ow.ly/sfLO5105zlf

This video presents a female patient with severe mitral stenosis, classified as Chinese rheumatic type III/II, who was a suitable candidate for the SCORE procedure. 🔗ow.ly/CoIw5105yBr #SCORE #rheumatic #cardiac

Residents and surgical trainees are invited to submit videos featuring procedures, techniques, or surgical skills—whether they performed the surgery or edited the video. Entries are due by January 8, 2027, at 12:00 p.m. CST (UTC-6). 🔗ctsnet.org/ctsnet-resident-v… #skills #prize

This excellent video from J. Scott Rankin illustrates techniques for the comprehensive repair of significantly diseased rheumatic mitral valves. 🔗ow.ly/nQ1s5105wJm #cardiac #repair #rheumatic

This superb video from @samsaid75 and @ahmed_osama350 demonstrates an infant (6.95 kg) with severe suprasystemic pulmonary hypertension who underwent a redo median sternotomy. 🔗ow.ly/FIuz5105uQz #congenital #valve #repair

This outstanding video from Ahmed Afifi demonstrates a systematic approach to redo rheumatic mitral valve repair. 🔗ow.ly/1uWJ51059Kh #mitral #valve #approach #rheumatic

This fantastic video from José Yaryura Montero demonstrates a novel, two-stage salvage strategy for a refractory post-lobectomy empyema. 🔗ow.ly/ikr751058PJ #thoracic #pleura #VATS

Check out this presentation by Valdano Manuel on EUROSCORE in SSA and consideration of an AfroScore from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. 🔗ow.ly/lGbb5104F6Z

Explore this presentation by Jaymie Ang Henry on the consideration of a global model from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Watch the full presentation on CTSNet! 🔗ow.ly/OrlJ5104EO8

Leading voices in cardiothoracic surgery come together on CTSNet to dive deep into real cases and the most important topics in CT surgery. Check out the master class videos today and stay tuned for more! 🔗ow.ly/o5wx5104BhS #expert #learning

At the 40th EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor—Cardiac @MCastilloSang spoke with Serkan Ertugay about the state of minimally invasive cardiac surgery in Turkey. Watch and listen to this interview on CTSNet! 🔗ow.ly/pBc05104CZx #EACTS #interview #MICS #Turkey

Check out this presentation by Keith Dindi on the COSECSA Cardiac Surgical Database from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Discover now on CTSNet! #conference 🔗ow.ly/MPx05104CfL

View this presentation by Bode Falase on the Nigeria Open-Heart Surgery Registry from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. Explore the full presentation on CTSNet! 🔗ow.ly/zjJ35104C37

CTSNet.org is the most comprehensive, heavily trafficked, and reliable online source of information about cardiothoracic surgery available worldwide. Create an account today! 🔗ctsnet.org/ #global #community

This talk features W. Randolph Chitwood receiving the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting 2025. 🔗ow.ly/iQvp5104FlM #award #presentation #endoscopic

Check out this comprehensive discussion featuring @loremontesvilla Wouter Oosterlinck, Sudhir Shrivastava, and @drbypass It focuses on robotic coronary artery bypass grafting. 🔗ow.ly/yCPQ5104BLf #roundtable #robotic #cardiac #CABG

Discover this presentation by Bruce Keogh on how database development and minimum requirements drive quality Africa from the session “Risk Stratification, Quality, and Databases” at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. 🔗ctsnet.org/article-video/in-…

Discover the third-place winner of the CTSNet Innovation Video Competition, which demonstrates a single-stage resection of a Mayo level IV renal cell carcinoma tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium. 🔗ow.ly/FOx15104k6T #cardiac #perfusion #cannulation

This talk features Farhad Bakhtiary delivering a presentation on “The Ascending Aorta and Root Through the Scope" at the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting 2025. 🔗ow.ly/lSvx5104inK #cardiac #aorta #root #endoscopic