Welcome to the International Thoracic Oncology Symposium 2021 The event will consist of six sessions focused on specific topics of relevant interest in the field of thoracic oncology; controversial topics will be addressed and debated among health professionals, while there will also be a new session dedicated to the discussion of modern managerial theories concerning the increase of…
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Recurrent tricuspid valve endocarditis is a difficult problem that is not uncommon. Valvectomy is often used as a temporizing strategy until remission from drug abuse…
This video demonstrates a bilateral anterior thoracotomy or clamshell thoracotomy. A clamshell thoracotomy is used primarily to treat cardiac tamponade as a potential cause of…
At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons…
This week on CTSNet’s flagship podcast, editor in chief Joel Dunning introduces his first editorial topic of the week in which he discusses current CT…
Convergent hybrid AF ablation is a safe and effective minimally invasive procedure for treating persistent atrial fibrillation. It combines epicardial radiofrequency left atrial posterior wall…
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In this session from the 2023 London Core Review Cardiothoracic Surgery Course, Professor Steven Westaby spoke on notable milestones in cardiac surgery.If you like this…
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) caused by subaortic membrane (SAM) can result in increased left ventricle (LV) systolic pressure and wall stress and LV…
The patient is a seventy-one-year-old male with a history of Hurthle cell carcinoma who initially underwent thyroidectomy and central neck dissection, follow by radioactive iodine.…
