Mitral valve replacement (MVR) in patients with mitral annular calcification (MAC) poses a significant surgical challenge. A direct transatrial transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) approach with resection of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve...
Aortic root enlargement may be necessary for a small aortic annulus to allow the implantation of a larger aortic valve prosthesis. Larger prostheses are associated with a lower incidence of...