Aortic Valve
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 case demonstrates a step-by-step transaxillary,...
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...
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...
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...
Three dimensional (3D) endoscopic aortic valve replacement combined with extended septal myectomy (the Morrow procedure) via right lateral minithoracotomy offers a safe and effective single-stage surgical solution for the rare...
This single-center retrospective study evaluated 61 patients who underwent cardiac surgery after prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) during a 10-year period at a high-volume academic center. Cardiac surgery following...
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...
This Wall Street Journal article documents the dramatic rise in the popularity of transcatheter aortic valves, but it also discusses the issue of early valve failure and the impact it...
This video demonstrates a Cox-Maze III operation combined with a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending artery (LAD), as well as an ascending aortic replacement and aortic...
This session features leading surgeons presenting on advanced techniques—including robotic implantation, carinal resection, and aortic valve replacement (AVR)—at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026....
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed decision memo regarding the national coverage analysis for transcatheter aortic valve replacement...
This session features leading surgeons discussing various aspects of the aortic valve at the Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece (THVGreece) 2026 conference. Please note that all presentations are delivered in Greek....
This article describes transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) vs surgical aortic valve implantation (SAVR), framed around age and lifetime treatment strategy. It argues that the choice between these procedures should...






