Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery features narrated videos provided by renowned surgeons. This section is designed to be a detailed “how to” multimedia manual for operative procedures.
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Vol 12, No 1 (January 31, 2023): Uniportal Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery I



Vol 11, No 6 (November 29, 2022): Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery II
Vol 11, No 5 (September 30, 2022): Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery I

Vol 11, No 4 (July 29, 2022): Bicuspid Aortic Valve


Vol 11, No 3 (May 31, 2022): Surgical & Non-Surgical Management of Mechanical Complications of AMI




Vol 11, No 2 (March 31, 2022): PTE in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Disease
Vol 11, No 1 (January 24, 2022): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions II



Vol 10, No 6 (November 28, 2021): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions I

Vol 10, No 5 (September 29, 2021): Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve

Vol 10, No 4 (July 30, 2021): Ross Procedure

Vol 10, No 3 (May 31, 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure II


Vol 10, No 2 (March 31, 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure I



Vol 9, No 6 (November 27, 2020): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement




Vol 10, No 1 (January 29, 2021): Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Vol 9, No 5 (September 30, 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement II
Vol 9, No 3 (May 29, 2020): Frozen Elephant Trunk






Vol 9, No 4 (July 28, 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement I
Vol 9, No 2 (March 30, 2020): Total Artificial Heart
Vol 9, No 1 (January 29, 2020): Lung Transplantation
Vol 8, No 6 (November 29, 2019): Endocarditis



Vol 8, No 5 (September 24, 2019): Type A Intramural Hematoma




Vol 8, No 4 (July 01, 2019): Type B Intramural Hematoma and Descending Penetrating Aortic Ulcer
Vol 8, No 3 (May 01, 2019): Advanced Techniques in Aortic Valve Repair








Vol 8, No 2 (March 30, 2019): Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Vol 7, No 6 (November 30, 2018): Emerging Technologies in Mitral Valve Surgery


