CTSNet Podcasts

VATS Pulmonary Artery Sealing: A Multi-Center Study

Joel Dunning, Moishe Liberman, and Eric Goudie discuss Dr Liberman's method of dividing pulmonary vessels using an energy device and the multi-center study Dr Liberman and Mr Goudie are running to evaluate energy sealing on pulmonary arteries.

#6: CTSNet Beat Podcast: A Day in the Life, a Simple Way to Manage Sternal Dehiscence, and Dr Mark Orringer's Esophageal Simulator

This Beat episode, featuring Dr Brian Mitzman, General Thoracic Surgeon with the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, as the host, discusses recent highlights submitted to CTSNet, along with a look at a new esophagogastric anastomosis simulator in this month's JTCVS. 

#5: CTSNet Beat Podcast: A Focus Review of COVID-19 and Cardiothoracic Surgery

This Beat episode, featuring Dr Jessica Luc, cardiovascular surgery resident from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, as the host, discusses highlights from the CTSNet COVID-19 portal, including the subspecialty guidance statements on cardiac, thoracic, and congenital patient triage, followed by education and ethical considerations during the pandemic.

Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With William Brawn

Priyadharshanan Ariyaratnam talks with William Brawn about his approach to hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Sutureless Aortic Valves in Patients With a Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Mohamad Bashir, Eric Roselli, Vinod Thourani, and Malakh Shrestha discuss the use of sutureless aortic valves in patients with bicuspid valve anatomy. 

An Update on Coronary Revascularization

Leanne Harling, David Taggart, and Philippe Kolh discuss the future of coronary revascularization.

#4: CTSNet Beat: EXCEL and the European Guidelines, Percutaneous Interventions With Coronary Bypass, Aortic Emergency During COVID-19, and Osimertinib in Positive Resected Cancer

This Beat episode, featuring Joel Dunning, cardiothoracic surgeon at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, as the host, discusses:

• if the tide is turning on EXCEL and the European guidelines
• a meta-analysis of percutaneous interventions with coronary bypass surgery
• a document on the triage and management of aortic emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic
• osimertinib in positive resected cancer

#3: CTSNet Beat: Surgery After TAVR or Mitraclip, Bima vs Lima, Pectus Excavatum, and Slipping Rib Syndrome

In this CTSNet Beat episode, Joel Dunning discusses presentations from the EACTS 2020 Annual Meeting, pectus excavatum in the United Kingdom, and a new diagnosis called slipping rib syndrome.

Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With Professor Martin Elliott

In this interview, Shruti Jayakumar and Martin Elliott discuss his path to and experience in congenital heart surgery. Professor Elliott describes the importance of recognizing the patient, safety and outcomes, leadership and teamwork, and challenges facing congenital heart surgery in the UK. He also discusses how to overcome the ethics of what surgeons do, the cost of care, and his advice for trainees.

Technical Innovations in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Mark Ferguson, Thomas D'Amico, Gaetano Rocco, Robert Cerfolio, and Linda Martin discuss technical innovations in minimally invasive thoracic surgery.