CTSNet’s mission is to connect the global cardiothoracic community, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing to enhance surgical practice. #CTSNet

Chicago, IL
Joined March 2012
Sign up to receive JANS, a CTSNet weekly newsletter summarizing the latest journal and CT surgery news articles in one convenient place. This option is available at the bottom of the homepage on the CTSNet website. #Newsletter 🔗ow.ly/oHwP5100BP7 🔗ow.ly/yzMY5100BP6
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At the 40th EACTS Annual Meeting, @samsaid75 spoke with Joachim Photiadis about transfusion-free cardiac surgery in neonates. Watch and listen to this interview on CTSNet! 🔗ow.ly/G0Kc5100ITE #EACTS #interview #neonates #transfusion
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Discover presentations by Gina Portella and Ahmed Afifi on the Salam Center and Yacoub Aswan Heart Center from the Healthcare Systems—Development & Scaling session at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference. View them on CTSNet! 🔗ow.ly/kuSS5100II3
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At the 40th EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Associate Editor Defne Gunes Ergi spoke with Leonard Girardi about endovascular treatment and advancements. Tune in to this interview on CTSNet! 🔗ow.ly/BsMi5100INV #EACTS #interview #vascular #treatment
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Explore presentations by Francis Smit and Chip Bolman on needs-based healthcare and the DNA of CSIA from the Healthcare Systems—Development & Scaling session at the inaugural In Africa for Africa Cardio-Thoracic Conference on CTSNet! 🔗ow.ly/z3cw5100Iuc #conference
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This talk features Maurice Enriquez-Sarano delivering a presentation titled “Mitral Valve Intervention in Asymptomatic Patients: Why and When?” at the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting 2025. 🔗ow.ly/ROA15100BAz #cardiac #mitralvalve #presentation
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A big thanks to @PeymanSardari for the amazing visual for our webinar, "The Precision Cardiac Surgery Unfolded!" Register now—link in bio! #CardiacSurgery #Webinar
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This fantastic video demonstrates a rare observation of transient loss of leaflet coaptation following transaortic Morrow myectomy. 🔗ctsnet.org/article-video/fro… #cardiac #myectomy
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This week in JANS, researchers discussed the impact of age on acute type A aortic dissection. Explore this week’s JANS articles for more! 🔗ow.ly/6jrt51009WA #articles #subscribe #journal
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At EACTS 2026, CTSNet recorded an expert roundtable discussion on robotic CABG featuring leading surgeons Wouter Oosterlinck, Sudhir Shrivastava, and Husam Balkhy, moderated by Lorena Montes. The recording will be available on CTSNet on November 6, 2026! #roundtable #robotic
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Tune in to this educational episode of “The Cardiac Recovery Room,” featuring moderator Rawn Salenger and expert guests T. Sloane Guy and Chase Brown as they discuss robotics and enhanced recovery after surgery. 🔗ow.ly/7kb250ZZQnY #podcast #ERAS #robotics
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This excellent video demonstrates aortic arch augmentation using a pulmonary artery autograft patch in a two-month-old infant with severe juxtaductal coarctation, hypoplastic aortic arch, and a large subpulmonic VSD. 🔗ow.ly/wEPl50ZZPR4 #congenital #patch #artery
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Register now for ECSC 2026 in Milan! Join cardiac surgeons and specialists Nov. 12–14 for live endoscopic cases, expert presentations, hands-on simulation, and the latest advances in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. 🔗ow.ly/7V9T50ZZP6W #ECSC2026 #CardiacSurgery
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Don't miss our October webinar on the 31st! Join expert faculty for engaging discussions and real clinical cases. Secure your spot now: veritasamc.zoom.us/webinar/r… #ISMICS #Webinar #CME #SurgeryEducation
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This incredible video demonstrates a retrosternal/anterior mediastinal pseudoaneurysm associated with an ascending aortic tube graft in a 37-year-old man who had previously undergone AVR and ascending aortic replacement. 🔗ow.ly/RPzA50ZZts8 #cardiac #valve #repair
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This outstanding video demonstrates a minimally invasive repair of a ventricular septal defect. 🔗ow.ly/Zj3450ZZryZ #congenital #VSD #minimallyinvasive
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The Oral Board AI Simulator is available now on CTSNet. In just 30 minutes, create an account, choose a specialty and topic area, complete a timed examination with a realistic AI examiner, work through the case, and receive graded feedback. #ECLIME 🔗ow.ly/JUZJ50ZZqJq
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This excellent video demonstrates hybrid repair of a distal aortic arch and left subclavian artery aneurysm in a 38-year-old female patient. 🔗ctsnet.org/article-video/hyb… #arch #artery #aorta
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This superb video aims to demonstrate how the robotic platform provides the best chance to maintain a minimally invasive approach in neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy lung resection. 🔗ow.ly/8pNu50ZZ5ho #thoracic #lung #robotic
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This CTSNet Guest Editor Series features clinical videos on stepwise surgical rheumatic mitral valve repair, led by Tianyang Yang. The live webinar will take place on November 18, 2026. Register today! 🔗ow.ly/1c5F50ZZ5o2 #series #webinar #rheumatic
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