Aortic Valve

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Ross “Face-Off”: Twin Root Replacement

September 8, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

A 32-year-old man presented with shortness of breath, exertional fatigue, and chest pain. He underwent a Ross procedure in early childhood for rheumatic aortic valve disease, during which a 22 mm homograft was used in...

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The Ross Procedure: Determinants of Long-Term Durability

September 17, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

This propensity-matched study from the Montreal Heart Institute Ross Registry examined sex-based differences in outcomes following the Ross procedure. Among 816 adults undergoing full-root pulmonary autograft replacement (2011 to 2025),...

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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...

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Ross Procedure for Infective Endocarditis With Extensive Aortic Root Destruction in a Child With a Bicuspid Aortic Valve

September 16, 2026 | Zineb El Hasnaoui…

An 8-year-old male (24 kg) presented with intermittent fever for 45 days. Echocardiography demonstrated infective endocarditis of a bicuspid aortic valve with multiple vegetations (largest 8 × 6 mm), severe...

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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,...

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Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Use and Outcomes After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

May 7, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors evaluated perioperative sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor use in 2,930 patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), with or without coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG),...

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Association Between Surgical Timing and Postoperative Outcomes in Type A Acute Aortic Dissection

May 7, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the association between symptom-to-admission time and postoperative outcomes following Type A acute aortic dissection (TAAD) repair. Analyzing 1,228 patients treated within 72 hours...

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Early Surgery or Conservative Care for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis at 10 Years

May 7, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

In this article, the authors present the 10-year follow–up of the RECOVERY trial involving 145 asymptomatic patients with very severe aortic stenosis, comparing early surgical aortic valve replacement with conservative...

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Mechanical Versus Biological Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Aged 50-70 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

April 2, 2026 | Jason Trevis

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated outcomes after aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50 to 70 years, including 30 studies and more than 120,000 patients. The findings indicated that...

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‘Concerning’ Trends Seen in Aortic Stenosis-Related Mortality: CDC WONDER

March 26, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

A study using the CDC WONDER database revealed concerning tending in aortic stenosis-related mortality, showing an increase in deaths among adults aged 45 to 74 years since the expansion of...

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Bioprosthetic Versus Mechanical Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients ≥65 Years of Age

March 19, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective study evaluated the longitudinal outcomes of bioprosthetic (bAVR) versus mechanical surgical aortic valve replacement (mAVR) in Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years old and older (n=69,423). After risk adjustment,...

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Mid-Term Valve Performance and Durability of the Ozaki Procedure in Patients on Chronic Dialysis

March 19, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective study evaluated the hemodynamics and durability of the Ozaki procedure in chronic dialysis patients compared to two groups: non-dialysis Ozaki patients and dialysis patients receiving bioprosthetic aortic valve...

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Updated 5-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis at Low- to Intermediate-Surgical Risk

March 5, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in low- to intermediate- surgical risk...

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