Data-Driven Valve Selection for Younger AVR Patients | Artivion Webinar

On September 25, 2025, a group of esteemed cardiac surgeons gathered for a live webinar titled “Data-Driven Valve Selection for Younger AVR Patients,” presented by Artivion in collaboration with CTSNet. The panelists, S. Chris Malaisrie, MD, Jordan Bloom, MD, and Marc Gerdisch, MD, provided detailed insights into the latest AVR data and engaged in an insightful dialogue between themselves and the audience.  

Topics Covered: 

• How Contemporary Data Is Shifting the AVR Paradigm  
• STS Database Survival Outcomes and How Valve Selection Affects Patients Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond  
• On-X Post Approval Study (PAS) 5-Year Data and the Optimal SAVR Option for Patients Under 65  

This webinar was moderated by Chris Malaisrie, MD, Professor of Surgery and Cardiac Surgeon at Northwestern University. Following the topic presentations, Dr. Malaisrie managed the Q&A in which he, along with Jordan Bloom, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Cardiac Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Marc Gerdisch, MD, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Franciscan Health and Associate Professor at Loyola University Medical Center, answered questions submitted by the audience.  

Watch the entire webinar recording to hear the panelists delve into these topics and explore pertinent questions.  

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