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Giuseppe Rescigno
Finding a heavily calcified and/or atheromatous aorta after sternotomy in a coronary bypass grafting (CABG) operation can be extremely unpleasant. The ideal treatment is a multiarterial off-pump surgery that avoids any aortic manipulation; however, this...
The takedown of the Internal Thoracic Artery (ITA) represents the cornerstone of surgical revascularization. The ITA is employed in almost all patients to graft the left anterior descending (LAD) artery....
Tricuspid regurgitation is most commonly treated by restrictive annuloplasty. However, this would not suffice for extreme annular dilatation and/or leaflet tethering. For these conditions, a patch augmentation of anterior or...
Epiaortic scanning is a simple and low-cost technique that could improve results in terms of postoperative neurological complications. This video is a step-by-step tutorial that could allow every surgeon to...