Valve Disease

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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 increased risk of embolic stroke...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 174: Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

September 17, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with James Cox, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, USA,...

JANS Article

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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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...

JANS Article

The STS Risk Model for SAVR After TAVR

September 10, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

This study developed and validated an updated Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk model for surgical aortic valve replacement after a failed transcatheter aortic valve replacement (SAVR-after-TAVR), including the emergent...

JANS Article

Mick Jagger Undergoes a Successful TAVR in New York

April 5, 2019 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Mick Jagger has undergone a TAVR procedure in New York and is now recovering.

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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...

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

March 12, 2019 | Tom C. NguyenSilver 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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