Heart valve disease is a leading cause of mortality, with increasing incidence due to an aging population. Early referral to specialized heart networks is vital, as late diagnosis often leads to palliative rather than curative treatment.
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Cardiac
July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025
This study evaluated social media and online platform use among 223 randomly selected, actively practicing cardiothoracic surgeons from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
July 10, 2025
Mitral valve leaflet and subvalvular apparatus abnormalities can cause left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in the absence of septal hypertrophy.
July 10, 2025
This article highlights the results from the Ticagrelor in CABG (TiCAB) trial, which examined the use of Ticagrelor monotherapy in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared to aspirin. This study involved 752 patients.
July 9, 2025
This video demonstrates the surgical management of severe mitral regurgitation in a patient with polycystic kidney disease and an anomalous right coronary artery.
July 9, 2025
This video demonstrates Alna’s technique for repairing truncus arteriosus (Collett and Edwards) type 1, using a modified Barbero-Marcial approach that utilizes the patient's right atrial appendage to create a neo-pulmonary valve.
July 8, 2025
This video demonstrates a surgical approach to addressing severe mitral annular calcification (MAC) during mitral valve replacement.
July 7, 2025
This case highlights the Tirone David infarct exclusion technique in a patient with a posterior ischemic ventricular septal defect.
July 4, 2025
At the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, leading surgeons presented tips on how residents can prepare for a career in minimally invasive and robotic cardiothoracic surgery.
July 4, 2025
At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, Dr. Ruggero De Paulis, professor and Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the Europe Hospital in Italy, delivered a presentation titled “Do Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Prostheses Facilitate the Adoption of Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery?”