Aortic Valve

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Transaortic Alfieri Stitch for Mitral Valve Repair, Modified Bentall, and Hemiarch Repair

August 25, 2026 | Komal khania…

Functional (secondary) mitral regurgitation (MR) commonly accompanies aortic valve pathology as a consequence of left ventricular dilatation, which increases interpapillary muscle distance and impairs mitral leaflet coaptation. While correction of the primary aortic valve lesion...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 177: Expert Consensus Document on LVRS for Emphysema

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with David Waller, Chair of the EACTS Emphysema Taskforce and Director of the EACTS Fundamentals Course in Thoracic Surgery, about...

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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...

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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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On-X Aortic Valve Replacement Patients Treated With Low Dose Warfarin and Low Dose Aspirin

June 13, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This paper reports the interim findings from the clinical registry that was initiated after FDA approval to validate the findings of the 386 PROACT trial for the On-X aortic valve....

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Harvesting Aortic and Pulmonary Homograft Valves From the Human Cadaveric Heart

June 13, 2024 | Amitabh Satsangi…

The search for an ideal cardiac valve substitute continues. Homografts have the advantages of resistance to infection, superior hemodynamic profile, and avoidance of anticoagulation compared to the conventional prosthetic valves...

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Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Analysis of the PARTNER Trials

June 5, 2024 | Jo ChikweSilver Contributor

In an analysis of 1,826 patients randomized to surgical aortic valve replacement in the three Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) trials, patient-prosthesis mismatch was assessed using transthoracic echocardiography and...

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Transcatheter Heart Valve Explant With Infective Endocarditis-Associated Prosthesis Failure and Outcomes: The EXPLANT-TAVR International Registry

June 5, 2024 | Mateo Marin-CuartasGold Contributor

Surgical explantation of transcatheter heart valves (THV) is rapidly increasing, but data on patients with THV-associated infective endocarditis (IE) is lacking. This study assessed the outcomes of patients undergoing THV...

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Transcatheter or Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis

May 29, 2024 | Mateo Marin-CuartasGold Contributor

The DEDICATE-DZHK6 is a non-industry sponsored randomized noninferiority trial conducted at 38 sites in Germany, where patients with severe aortic stenosis who were at low or intermediate surgical risk were...

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Same Evidence, Different Recommendations: A Methodological Assessment of Transatlantic Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease

May 16, 2024 | Mateo Marin-CuartasGold Contributor

In this publication, the authors aimed to identify methodological differences that led to varied recommendations between the current American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Society...

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Aortic Valve Repair Using Neocuspidization and the Ozaki Procedure in Children With Rheumatic Heart Disease

May 13, 2024 | Thakut Gowtham…

A ten-year-old girl with history of rheumatic fever for eight years presented with worsening dyspnea upon exertion in the prior four to five months with NYHA class III heart failure....

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Transcatheter Management of Pure Native Aortic Valve Regurgitation in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device

May 2, 2024 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

Aortic valve regurgitation (AR) often occurs after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a viable alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in this...

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