Aortic Valve

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Great Debate: Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Is First Choice for Aortic Stenosis in Patients With a Life Expectancy Beyond 5 Years

July 16, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

This special “Great Debate” article discusses whether surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) should remain the first choice for aortic stenosis in patients with a life expectancy beyond five years. The pro side emphasizes the scarcity...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 169: CSIA Conference and Global Cardiothoracic Surgery

August 13, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with CTSNet Senior Editor—Global Emily Farkas, Associate Director of Global Health in Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine,...

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Transaxillary Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement, Mitral Valve Repair, and Rhythm Surgery

August 11, 2026 | Jelle Fleerakkers

The authors present a 75-year-old woman with dyspnea on exertion. She was diagnosed with an aortic valve stenosis and moderate-to-severe mitral valve regurgitation due to a localized A2 prolapse. This...

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ISMICS 2026 | Cardiac Session—Intraoperative Pearls and Pitfalls

August 7, 2026 | Mario Castillo-SangBronze ContributorBronze Commentor

This cardiac session features leading surgeon Mario Castillo-Sang presenting on intraoperative pearls and pitfalls at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. CTSNet Senior Editor—Cardiac...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 168: Humanoid Robots and AI in Surgery

August 6, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Aamir Amin, a cardiothoracic surgery resident at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK, about humanoid robots and artificial...

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Bayesian Interpretation of Non-Inferiority in TAVI Versus SAVR Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

December 14, 2023 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

Non-inferiority study designs are frequently used in randomized controlled trials (RCT) comparing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). However, the long-term outcomes of TAVR are...

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Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients at Five Years

November 29, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An important free-access report on the PARTNER 3 trial that discusses the TAVI-first policy in patietns with Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality risk less than 4% (...

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Aortic Valve Repair in Neonates, Infants, and Children: A Systematic Review Meta-Analysis and Microsimulation Study

November 20, 2023 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

The authors of this study conducted a systematic review of clinical outcomes after pediatric aortic valve repair (AVr) and examined life expectancy and risk of reintervention using microsimulation. The study...

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New Solutions for RVOT Valve Construction: An Interview with Ahmad Ali Amirghofran

November 15, 2023 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

At the 2023 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay...

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Today’s Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement

November 14, 2023 | Tristan D. YanSilver Contributor

This surgical video demonstrates the technical details of robotic aortic valve replacement in a sixty-eight-year-old man with bicuspid aortic valve and severe aortic insufficiency. The surgical set-up was the same...

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Midterm Survival of Low‐Risk Patients Treated with Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Meta‐Analysis of Reconstructed Time to Event Data

November 9, 2023 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

In this meta‐analysis, the authors performed a pooled analysis of time‐to‐event data from Kaplan-Meier curves of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and propensity‐score matched (PSM) studies comparing transcatheter aortic valve replacement...

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Joint Statement from STS and EACTS Regarding Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients

November 1, 2023 | Mateo Marin-Cuartas

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) published a joint press release regarding aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients. Both associations highlight the...

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TCHVG 2023: Twenty Years of AVR Progress

October 27, 2023 | Theo Kofidis

In this recording from the 2023 Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece conference, Dr. Theo Kofidis, the head of cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery at National University of Singapore, discusses the progress...

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