Aortic Valve

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Modified Trapdoor Technique for Direct Reimplantation of ALCAPA

September 15, 2026 | Matej Nosal…

This video demonstrates the modified trapdoor technique for direct reimplantation of an anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Case Presentation Following cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a three-month-old, 4.7 kg infant, was referred to the authors’...

JANS Article

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...

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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...

JANS Article

Outcomes of Surgical Versus Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis

May 29, 2025 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This article studied the use of both surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis, including both classical and paradoxical...

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Could the Age Threshold for TAVI be Relaxed to Below 65 Years? Pros and Cons

May 15, 2025 | Mateo Marin-CuartasGold Contributor

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as the treatment of choice for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) across the whole surgical risk spectrum. Current European guidelines recommend surgical aortic...

JANS Article

Transcatheter vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Women: The RHEIA Trial

May 1, 2025 | Mateo Marin-CuartasGold Contributor

Women with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis are underrepresented in clinical trials. The Randomized Research in Women All Comers with Aortic Stenosis (RHEIA) trial investigates the balance of benefits and risks...

JANS Article

5-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis

April 24, 2025 | Mateo Marin-CuartasGold Contributor

The Evolut Low Risk trial demonstrated that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was noninferior to surgery for the primary endpoint of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke at two years. In...

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Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Medicare Beneficiaries With Aortic Stenosis and Coronary Artery Disease

April 17, 2025 | Erica CurcioGold Contributor

This study compared the perioperative and longitudinal risk-adjusted outcomes of patients aged 65 and older with severe aortic stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease undergoing either coronary artery bypass grafting...

JANS Article

Low-Dose Warfarin With a Novel Mechanical Aortic Valve: Interim Registry Results at 5-Year Follow-Up

April 3, 2025 | Javeria TariqBronze Contributor

This study evaluated the safety of low-dose warfarin (target INR 1.8) combined with daily aspirin (75 100 mg) after On-X mechanical aortic valve implantation. The results showed that the composite...

JANS Article

Long-Term Outcomes Following the Ross Procedure in Neonates and Infants: A Multi-Institutional Analysis

March 27, 2025 | Javeria TariqBronze Contributor

This study evaluated the long-term outcomes of the Ross procedure in neonates and infants with aortic valve pathology demonstrating good post-discharge survival and minimal need for reintervention. Neoaortic dilatation initially...

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Bioprosthetic vs Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients 40-75 Years

January 30, 2025 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This study evaluated long-term outcomes of bioprosthetic and mechanical aortic valve replacement (AVR) using data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (STS-ACSD). It focused on patients...

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