Aortic Root

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Early to Mid-Term Results of Aortic Valve Neocuspidization for Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disease

October 2, 2025 | Ali MashadiSilver Contributor

Sanad and colleagues report promising early- to mid-term outcomes of aortic valve neocuspidization (AVNeo), commonly known as the Ozaki procedure, in patients with rheumatic heart disease. The study was conducted in Egypt, where rheumatic heart...

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Ancona Live Virtual Course: Aortic Valve

July 8, 2026 | Marco Di EusanioBronze Contributor…

In this session, cardiothoracic surgery experts gathered to discuss transaxillary valve surgery, options to avoid patients-prosthesis mismatch, aortic valve replacement (AVR), and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). These presentations were...

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Reoperation for Aortic Root Reconstruction

July 6, 2026 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor…

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...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 163: Is the TAVR Heart Team About to Lose a Member?

July 2, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) heart team potentially losing a member. He explores the current composition of the TAVR...

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Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement: Defining High-Volume Centres Using Prospective Data

June 25, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This multicenter registry study evaluated the volume-outcome relationship in elective valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSARR) to establish a threshold for high-volume centers. Utilizing prospective data from 2,668 patients across 37...

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Differential Outcomes of Open and Clamp-On Distal Anastomosis Techniques in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

June 11, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Food for thought from a retrospective non-randomized study on the Scandinavian experience with acute aortic dissection. The reader may find outcomes that will surpise them.

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Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Aortic Root Repair and Replacement in Patients Undergoing Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: Twenty-Year Experience

May 20, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Discussion and critique editorials accompany this report on extensive emergency surgical treatment of aortic dissection, fueling an important debate.

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Southampton Reviews in Cardiothoracic Surgery Chapter Three: Cardiac Anatomy

May 14, 2019 | Abdelhadi Ismail…

Abdelhadi Ismail of the Southampton University Hospitals Trust in the UK presents an educational series on cardiac anatomy in which he discusses some of the fundamental concepts. The optimal way...

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The Nicks Technique for Aortic Root Enlargement

May 7, 2019 | Annalisa Bernabei…

Aortic root enlargement may be necessary for a small aortic annulus to allow the implantation of a larger aortic valve prosthesis. Larger prostheses are associated with a lower incidence of...

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Informed Shared Decisions for Patients With Aortic Stenosis

May 2, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The overarching, free to read under terms, of the TAVR mini-compendium of this week: the most complex question remains “what is a reasonable expectation of a stakeholder on outcomes of...

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Replacement of the Ascending Aorta With Aortic Root Remodeling Without Coronaries Reanastomosis

May 1, 2019 | Furqan Raheel…

De Bakey and Cooley, in 1956, first replaced an ascending aneurysm with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass. Since then, several methods evolved for the surgical repair of the aortic root...

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Elective Aortic Root Replacement in North America: Analysis of STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

April 28, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors analyzed the STS database for elective aortic root replacement (with several important exclusions) to derive risk factors for mortality and morbidity. A total of 8,807 patients met inclusion...

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2019 AATS/ACC/ASE/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document: A Proposal to Optimize Care for Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

April 20, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)...

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