This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Nicholas Smedira, a cardiac surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, about mitral valve-induced left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction with minimal septal hypertrophy.
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Cardiac
September 4, 2025
September 4, 2025
This video demonstrates a clinical case presentation of totally endoscopic mitral valve replacement with tricuspid valve repair in a patient with an unpredictable adhesive process in the pericardium.
September 4, 2025
This video demonstrates the reimplantation of the supra-commissural left coronary ostium during valve-sparing and tricuspid aortic valve repair for severe insufficiency.
September 4, 2025
This article examines the effects of adding ticagrelor to aspirin in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for acute coronary syndrome.
September 4, 2025
Surgical outcomes traditionally rely on time-to-event analysis models, such as the Cox Proportional Hazards (CPH) model, which adjusts for covariates. These models, however, have certain limitations that must be taken into account when interpreting their results.
September 4, 2025
As minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) continues to gain acceptance, concomitant tricuspid valve (TV) repair in patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is increasingly encountered.
September 4, 2025
Arfaee et al. present the first proof of concept of a soft robotic total artificial hybrid heart (Hybrid Heart) designed to overcome the limitations of current total artificial hearts (TAHs).
September 3, 2025
This video demonstrates a direct arterial and venous cannulation technique through a thoracotomy without compromising the results, which can be safely applied to both pediatric and adult populations.
September 3, 2025
This video demonstrates the technique of atrial septal defect closure through a right lateral thoracotomy.
September 2, 2025
This video demonstrates a redo aortic valve replacement via partial upper resternotomy in a 72-year-old male patient.