Sternotomy
Historically, mitral valve repair has been seen as an art mastered by few and guided by experience. This video demonstrates an innovative, measurement-based approach developed by Dr. McCarthy at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA, whereby...
…This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Luca Di Marco, a cardiac surgeon in the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Bologna University Hospital, Italy, about...
Patient selection includes infants requiring aortic arch reconstruction with concomitant intracardiac repair, particularly those with a dilated main pulmonary artery associated with pulmonary hypertension. Operative Steps A median sternotomy was...
…A 37-year-old man with a bicuspid aortic valve had previously undergone aortic valve replacement and ascending aortic replacement. Persistent postoperative symptoms were followed by the development of a presternal pulsatile...
Complex distal aortic arch aneurysms involving the subclavian arteries present major challenges because of limited proximal landing zones and the need to protect cerebral and upper-extremity perfusion. This study presents...
