Vincent Gaudiani
The patient was a healthy 88-year-old male who had been in atrial fibrillation (AF) for 20 years, who presented with a large left atrium. He had undergone ascending aortic replacement, aortic valve replacement, mitral valve...
The video begins with an interview featuring CTSNet Senior Editor—Education Vincent Gaudiani, a Clinical Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA, and Lorena Montes, a...
This video demonstrates a Cox-Maze III operation combined with a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending artery (LAD), as well as an ascending aortic replacement and aortic...
This video demonstrates a redo operation in a patient in their 60s who had a previous biological aortic valve replacement and required an aortic root replacement with the Konect valved...
In this in-depth discussion, CTSNet Senior Editors Dr. Vince Gaudiani, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA, and Dr. Sameh Said, Chief of the Division...
This video describes Dr. Vince Gaudiani’s technique for a standard aortic valve replacement. The patient was a 69-year-old man with severe bicuspid aortic valve stenosis. To begin, femoral vein cannulation...
This video introduces the aortic valve replacement series and includes a discussion of the rationale for aortic valve enlargement. Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views...
In this series, CTSNet invites top cardiothoracic surgeons from around the world to engage in in-depth discussions about important topics in the field of CT surgery by examining specific cases...
This video demonstrates Dr. Vince Gaudiani’s technique for performing an upper ministernotomy. The manubrium was opened, followed by a horizontal osteotomy through the third intercostal space. Bone wax was used...
In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates his method for repairing bileaflet mitral valve prolapse through a rooftop incision in the left atrium using an upper ministernotomy. The repair is...
The patient had a 23 mm mechanical MVR and LIMA to LAD and SV to OM1, eight months prior, but developed a large paravalvular leak that caused hemolysis, requiring regular...
In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates how to replace a mitral valve that is severely calcified in both the anterior and posterior leaflets. Before the procedure began, the echocardiogram...
In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani uses a pig heart to provide hints and tips on how best to perform a mitral valve replacement. He began by making an incision...











