At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Dr. Mateo Marin-Cuartas, a cardiac surgeon at Leipzig Heart Center, Germany, spoke with Dr. Michael Borger, Chair of the University Clinic for Cardiac Surgery and the Medical Director at the Leipzig Heart Center. Their conversation focused on the effects of mitral surgery on ventricular arrhythmias in patients with arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse.
During their discussion, they explored what mitral valve prolapse is and examined a paper on this topic for which Dr. Borger served as a commentator at AATS. Dr. Borger provided valuable insights into the study, highlighting its key findings. Additionally, they delved into Dr. Borger’s own research on this subject, including the use of the Leipzig loop technique. The conversation also touched on the immediate clinical implications and the potential for this research to influence future guidelines.
At the 106th American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, surgeons gathered from around the word to discuss essential topics in cardiothoracic surgery. Interviews with leading surgeons addressing these critical issues were captured, and more interviews from the meeting will be available in the coming weeks.
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