Atlas of Surgery
This video shows an 85-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with chest pain and a 6.5 cm ascending aorta containing an intramural hematoma and a pericardial effusion. The innominate artery was cannulated to...
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...
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,...
In this special guest lecture for the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgery of Thailand, Dr. Vince Gaudiani addresses essential surgical techniques for the safe removal of transcatheter aortic valves and...
This video documents the investigation and treatment of a male patient who was referred with severe aortic valve stenosis. He was initially referred for consideration of transcatheter aortic valve replacement...
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...
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...
This video demonstrates the case of a 48-year-old man who had a Mitral valve repair in 2014 and then presented again six years later with mitral regurgitation. After discussion, the...
This video demonstrates the case of an 84-year-old woman who had previously undergone aortic valve replacement and CABG x 3, and who then developed severe mitral valve regurgitation. All the...












