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Dr. Joerg Seeburger from the Heart Center, Leipzig University, leads a discussion on novel ideas in cardiac surgery and how to advance the specialty in the future. Dr. Joerg Seeburger from the Heart Center, Leipzig University, leads a discussion on novel ideas in cardiac surgery and how to advance the specialty in the future. He…
At EACTS 2012 in Barcelona, Dr. Joel Dunning led a discussion on second generation TAVI valves, transapical closure devices, transaortic TAVI, transapical mitral repair, and many more issues. Dr. Joel Dunning is joined by Dr. Hendrik Treede from the University Heart Centre in Hamburg, Germany, Dr. Hugo Vanermen, the creator of Techno-College, from Aalst in…
Christian Schreiber, from Munich, leads a discussion on the highlights of the EACTS 2012 conference in Barcelona with regard to congenital surgery. Prof. Christian Schreiber from Munich leads a discussion on the highlights of the EACTS conference with regard to congenital surgery. He is joined by William Braun, MD, domain chair for congenital surgery at…
Go directly to the video Left internal thoracic artery (ITA) grafting to the left anterior descending artery has long become the gold standard. There is a trend for bilateral ITA grafting, commonly to left-sided arteries. The video shows ITA skeletonization, with low harvesting time, and minimal chest and graft thermal trauma. The use of the…
Dr. Joel Dunning is joined by Dr. William Walker from Edinburgh, UK, Prof. Franca Melfi from the University of Pisa, Italy, Prof. Thomas Schmid from Innsbruck, Austria, Prof. Peter Licht from Odensee, Denmark and Dr. Peyman Sardari Nia, from Bremen, Netherlands. They discuss VATS and robotic lobectomy, sleeve lobectomy and pneumonectomy, new devices that may…
By Massimo Caputo, MD, Serban Stoica, FRCS, Andrew J Parry, FRCS, and Jose Pedro Da Silva, MD This video describes the cone procedure for tricuspid valve repair in a 35-year old NYHA class II patient with Ebstein anomaly presenting with reduced exercise tolerance and episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography and MRI confirmed the diagnosis…
Transaortic valve replacement is an alternative to the transfemoral and transapical approaches in an 83-year old male with ischemic heart disease, severe peripheral artery disease and severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Percutaneous aortic valve replacement is increasingly used in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis in whom surgical risk is not acceptable or is very high.…
Harold Clifton Urschel, Jr, passed away on November 12, 2012, aged 82. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 17, 1930 to Loma Elizabeth Powell Urschel and Harold Clifton Urschel Sr. His was an interesting and unusual childhood in large measure the harbinger of his remarkable life. His father was an engineer, an inventor…
For purposes of this survey, readers were asked to assume that they consulted on an otherwise healthy middle aged patient with a distal esophageal adenocarcinoma, T1bN0 by EUS. There were no contraindications to esophagectomy. A relatively small number of respondents participated in this survey, which perhaps reflects the small amount of penetration of MIE in…
Patient Selection Patient Selection, Rationale for Use and Types of Valves All patients with aortic valve disease who are candidates for aortic valve replacement with stented tissue valves. For patients who are candidates for aortic valve replacement with stented tissue valves, stentless xenograft valves have several advantages over the traditional stent mounted tissue valves. Notably,…
At the 2012 EACTS Annual Meeting, in Barcelona, Dr. Doug Wood led a discussion on the treatment of limited stage mesothelioma. He was joined by Prof. Franca Melfi from the University of Pisa, Dr. Paul van Schil from Antwerp University Hospital, and Dr. Lex Maat from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Topics covered in the discussion include the…
Aortopulmonary window associated with interrupted aortic arch is a rare malformation. This video shows the one-stage repair of the defect in a 2.4 kg neonate. Cardiopulmonary bypass was established by using double arterial cannulation for uniform cooling and antegrade cerebral perfusion during hypothermic arrest. The aortic arch was reconstructed by direct end-to-side anastomosis of the…
Dr. Michael Mack talks with Drs. Johannes Bonatti, Ivy Modrau, Philippe Kolh, and Thoralf Sundt about the nature of the ideal CABG procedure in cardiac surgery today, and what it will look like in the future. Video:
A Dacron sleeve around the dilated ascending aorta is a simple technique that allows the ascending aorta to adopt the shape of the Dacron tube graft which avoids wrinkle formation, dislocation and erosion. Dilation of the ascending aorta can be managed by aortic wrapping [1, 2]. A Dacron sleeve around the dilated ascending aorta is…
Tumors invading the tracheobronchial angle or the carina represent a challenge due to the complexity of airway reconstruction and management. Carinal resection, a complex and aggressive procedure for the treatment of these tumors, may be a safe approach for highly selected patients, in experienced centers with acceptable morbidity and mortality and good long-term survival. Background…
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