Aortic Valve

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Supra-Annular Perceval Bentall: From Concept to Patient

September 17, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This technical report describes the SUpra-annular PERceval Bentall (SUPERB), which utilized a Perceval Plus XL sutureless bovine pericardial valve inside a 28 mm Valsalva Dacron graft. Ex vivo testing involved deploying the Perceval XL into...

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MVr vs Replacement for Degenerative MR in Patients With Poor Ejection Fraction

October 8, 2026 | Eteesha Rao

This 20-year propensity-matched study, utilizing data from the UK National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit, examined whether mitral valve repair (MVr) offers better early outcomes than replacement (MVR) in patients with...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 176: The ELANA System in CABG

October 1, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Bart P. van Putte, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, and the Amsterdam University...

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Surgical Management of Porcelain Aorta: Aortic Valve Replacement, Mitral Valve Repair, and CABG

September 30, 2026 | Oleksandr BabliakBronze Contributor…

The video begins with an interview featuring CTSNet Senior Editor—Education Vincent Gaudiani, a Clinical Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA, and Lorena Montes, a...

Video

Bicuspid Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement

September 29, 2026 | Sebastian Cirio…

The authors present a video describing the surgical management of a 38-year-old female patient with a 5.1 cm ascending aortic aneurysm, aortic root dilation, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation that required...

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EACTS Expert Consensus Statement on the Ross Procedure in Adult Patients 

October 30, 2025 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

The EACTS recently released an expert consensus statement on the Ross procedure in adult patients, highlighting the renewed focus in this area due to increasing evidence of excellent long-term outcomes....

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Low-Risk Aortic Valve Replacement at the Crossroads of Evidence

October 9, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) has transformed treatment for high-risk aortic stenosis patients, but its recent use in low-risk younger populations and those with bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) raises concerns...

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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...

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The Outlet Orifice Diameter of Surgical Bioprosthetic Aortic Stented Valves Is Predominantly Much Smaller Than the Inlet Orifice Diameter 

October 2, 2025 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

The authors measured inlet and outlet orifice diameters and flow channel height of eight surgical bioprosthetic aortic stented valve models using an optical method. They demonstrated that in most valves...

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Modified Bio-Bentall Operation With A Rapid Deployment Valve

September 18, 2025 | Ali MashadiSilver Contributor

This study reported favorable early outcomes in 11 intermediate- and high-risk patients who underwent a modified Bio-Bentall procedure with a rapid deployment valve between January 2018 and December 2022. The...

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Personalized External Aortic Root Support: The Dutch Experience

September 18, 2025 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

The authors report the first Dutch experience with Personalized External Aortic Root Support (PEARS) in patients at risk of aortic dissection due to connective tissue disorders or bicuspid aortic valve....

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World’s First Transcervical Robotic AVR Procedures Successfully Performed in 4 Cleveland Clinic Patients

August 28, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Cleveland Clinic surgeons have successfully performed the world’s first transcervical robotic aortic valve replacement (AVR) procedures in four patients, utilizing a small incision in the neck for minimally invasive access....

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Comparison of Outcomes Post Cor-Knot Versus Manual Tying in Valve Surgery: Our 8-year Analysis of Over 1000 Patients

August 28, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This study on patients undergoing open valve surgeries revelated that Cor-Knot fasteners reduced surgery times compared to manual tying in aortic valve replacements and valve surgeries with coronary artery bypass...

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