Aortic Root

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The Impact of Age on Aortic Root Replacement

October 16, 2025 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

The authors analyzed 2,748 adults undergoing aortic root replacement between 2004 and 2021. They report an overall stroke rate of 3.4 percent, which was highest in patients aged 80 years and older (9.7 percent). This...

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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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Outcome After Aortic, Axillary, or Femoral Cannulation for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

August 13, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A most educative cross-Atlantic retrospective study on an always important question. The short accompanying video is also valuable!

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A Comparison of Two Strategies for Aortic Valve-sparing Root Replacement

August 11, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Colleagues from Italy and Germany compared the short- and mid-term outcomes of the straight tube graft (David-I) and the Valsalva graft in 232 patients undergoing an isolated David procedure. The...

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Late Survival and Patient-Perceived Health Status of the CHSS Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries Cohort

July 26, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Delvin and associates reported the long-term outcomes and quality of life in patients with d-TGA after repair using data from 24 centers of the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society (CHSS). Among...

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Multimodal Imaging of Aortic Annulus and Root Geometry After Valve Sparing Root Reconstruction

July 24, 2019 | Claire Vernon

This article addresses the controversy surrounding the optimal annular stabilization technique following valve sparing root reconstruction (VSRR) and the lack of comprehensive imaging data in the evaluation of the natural...

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Type A Dissection Repair Using the Florida Sleeve Technique

July 23, 2019 | Vishal Shah…

IntroductionA 56-year-old man status post repair of a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm after type B aortic dissection presented with acute type A dissection. The patient had a long history of...

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Valve-Sparing Root Replacement in Patients With Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valves

July 10, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Tirone David’s experience on his operation, with interesting data on the durability of the re-implantation.

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Factors Associated With Acute Stroke After Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

June 24, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Colleagues from five heart centers performed a study on the incidence and factors associated with acute stroke following type A repair using the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery...

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Annuloplasty Techniques in Aortic Root Repair

June 20, 2019 | Pouya Youssefi

Pouya Youssefi is a UK trained cardiac surgeon and winner of the SCTS Ethicon Scholarship, with which he is currently working with Emmanuel Lansac at Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (Paris) in...

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