Valve Disease

JANS Article

Lifetime Management of Heart Valve Disease—Treat It Early and Treat It Right, First Time

July 10, 2025 | Joseph Zacharias

Heart valve disease is a leading cause of mortality, with increasing incidence due to an aging population. Early referral to specialized heart networks is vital, as late diagnosis often leads to palliative rather than curative...

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Direct Axillary Artery Cannulation With the Open Seldinger Technique

July 9, 2026 | Anıl Karaağaç…

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) frequently requires peripheral cannulation strategies. Femoral cannulation remains the standard approach; however, it is associated with potential complications such as lymphorrhea, hematoma, infection, and an...

Event

Pan-Asian AAHVD Heart Valve Meeting 2026

August 22, 2026

Saturday, August 22, 2026 – Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm – The Asian Academy of Heart Valve Disease (AAHVD) is pleased to invite you to...

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SCTS 2026 | Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

June 18, 2026 | Ranjit Deshpande…

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Dr. Ranjit Deshpande, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at King’s...

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Surgical Management of Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Using a T-Shaped Graft-Valve Strategy

June 16, 2026 | Jessica Wahi…

A 56-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion and intermittent back pain. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest demonstrated a markedly dilated main...

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Adult Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis: Modified Three-Patch Aortic Root Reconstruction

April 2, 2019 | Derek Brinster…

Supravalvular aortic stenosis is usually diagnosed and corrected in childhood. An adult patient with Williams syndrome presented with shortness of breath and was found to have severe supravalvular aortic stenosis...

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Bentall Surgery for Infective Endocarditis: A Biointegral Bioconduit Subannular Implantation

March 29, 2019 | Marco Di EusanioBronze Contributor…

Bentall surgery, often required in patients with an aortic valve prosthesis infection, represents a great surgical challenge. Extensive periannular abscess with annular destruction and friable infected tissues may hamper a...

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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair Using Adjustable Chord-X and Locking Figure-of-Eight

March 18, 2019 | Mario Castillo-SangBronze ContributorBronze Commentor

The patient was a 65-year-old man with a newly identified systolic murmur in the mitral position on routine examination, who was asymptomatic without history of atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, or...

JANS Article

Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement With a Self-Expanding Valve in Low-Risk Patients

March 18, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A number of interesting findings in early follow up of this randomized controlled trial on one type of transcatheter aortic valve against conventional surgery: the mechanics of the valve and...

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Rheumatic Double Valve Repair Using Two Remodeling Annuloplasty Rings

March 14, 2019 | Richard Downey…

Objectives Cardiac valve repair is a recognized approach to achieve satisfactory long-term valve function and improved survival over replacement. Concomitant aortic and mitral valve repair has been associated with excellent...

JANS Article

ACC to Offer Transcatheter Valve Certification to Help Hospitals Implement Best Practices, Identify Quality Improvement Opportunities

March 14, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

On Wednesday March 13, the ACC Quality Summit announced in New Orleans that beginning in mid-2019, hospitals performing transcatheter valve repair and replacement will be able to apply for the...

JANS Article

The Train Has Left: Can Surgeons Still Get a Ticket to Treat Structural Heart Disease?

March 12, 2019 | Tom C. NguyenBronze Contributor

With the disruptive advancement of catheter-based technologies and minimally invasive techniques in structural heart disease, surgeons must obtain the necessary skills to continue to serve this large patient population. An...

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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair After Endocarditis With Bileaflet Prolapse Using a Modification of Leipzig Loop Technique

March 12, 2019 | Mario Castillo-SangBronze ContributorBronze Commentor…

This video shows a complex mitral valve repair using a modification of the Leipzig loop technique (1) with a modular Gore-Tex neochord system to address the anterior and the posterior...

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