Valve Disease

Video

The Ross Procedure: Clinical Evidence, Surgical Technique, and Q&A

April 8, 2024 | Kareem Bedeir…

This is a recording of an educational webinar held by LifeNet Health in collaboration with Infirmary Health System featuring Dr. Kareem Bedeir and Dr. Peter Pluscht. The presenters discussed the evidence supporting the Ross procedure...

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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...

JANS Article

Evaluation of Changes in Functional Status in the Year After Aortic Valve Replacement

February 6, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

In this prospective single-institution study, functional status trajectory one year after intervention was compared for transcatheter (TAVR) versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). A moderate/large decline compared to preintervention status...

JANS Article

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation

January 30, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Hata and colleagues performed a propensity score-matched analysis comparing 85 pairs of patients who underwent either minimally invasive mitral valve repair or chordal-sparing replacement for degenerative mitral valve regurgitation. Freedom...

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Homograft With Bovine Pericardial Tube

January 15, 2019 | Derek Brinster

This video demonstrates a technique of complex aortic reconstruction in bacterial endocarditis. The patient had a previous aortic valve replacement for native valve endocarditis, then a subsequent aortic root with...

JANS Article

Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease: A Retrospective Analysis of a High-Risk Cohort

January 14, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Schroeter and colleagues sought to determine the influence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) on perioperative outcomes after cardiac surgery, given the increasing incidence of cardiac surgery in patients with PD. They...

JANS Article

Is Nocturnal Extubation After Cardiac Surgery Associated With Worse Outcomes?

January 9, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Diwan and colleagues retrospectively compared daytime to nighttime extubation for patients after cardiac surgery, considering outcomes for patients who were extubated early and patients who had longer intubation times. While...

JANS Article

FDA Approves Edwards’ Sapien 3 Ultra TAVR System

January 4, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Edwards Lifesciences announced that the SAPIEN 3 Ultra system has received US Food and Drug Administration approval for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis patients who are...

JANS Article

Prosthesis–Patient Mismatch in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

December 18, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors, using the STS/ACC TVT Registry, analyzed the the occurrence of patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) in 62,215 patients enrolled between 2014 and 2017. They found that severe and moderate PPM...

JANS Article

Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis at Intermediate Risk: Results From the PARTNER 2 Trial

December 18, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

This study analyzed the cost-effectiveness of TAVR versus SAVR in 3110 intermediate-risk aortic stenosis patients from the PARTNER-2 trial. Using a Markov model, the authors found that TAVR is economically...

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