Valve Disease

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Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement via Right Anterior Minithoracotomy

June 9, 2026 | Jules François

This video shows a step-by-step demonstration of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement through a right anterior minithoracotomy. It focuses on the key technical steps, highlighting practical nuances and explaining the advantages of this approach. The...

Podcast

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...

Article

Highlighting Recent Research: Preoperative Renal Functional Reserve Predicts Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery

June 29, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Dr Claudio Ronco, senior author of the study. Research published recently in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery suggests a new approach for evaluating a patient’s risk for acute kidney injury...

JANS Article

In Global News: Different Opioid Quantities for Different Surgeries, Testing India’s Locally-Made Heart Valve, and VATS Versus Thoracotomy

June 29, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest A guideline for the number of opioid pills that should be prescribed after different surgeries, from cochlear implantation to coronary artery bypass grafting, is self-published...

Video

Mitral Valve Repair in Barlow’s Disease Using PTFE Neochords and Annuloplasty: The Bending Plasty

June 12, 2018 | Jorge Rodriguez-Roda

This video demonstrates the repair of a mitral valve with Barlow’s disease without resecting the tissue of the prolapsing leaflet. The patient was a 44-year-old man who was totally asymptomatic...

JANS Article

Good at One or Good at All? Variability of Coronary and Valve Operation Outcomes Within Centers

June 7, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Johnston and colleagues evaluated morbidity and mortality following different cardiac operations at 18 institutions to determine if outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), aortic valve replacement, and mitral valve...

JANS Article

In Global News: Microbe Resistant Scrubs, LVAD Recall, and Customizing Regenerative Heart Valves

May 25, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Coal miners in central Appalachia in the US have an increasing incidence of severe black lung disease and an associated increased need for lung transplantation....

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Triple Valve Repair Supported by Three Remodeling Annuloplasty Rings

May 22, 2018 | Vinay Badhwar…

Objectives The reconstruction of mitral and tricuspid valves during multiple-valve operations reduces mortality risk compared to replacement. Recently, similar findings have been associated with aortic valve repair. To enhance quality...

JANS Article

In Global News: Botulinum Toxin for AFib, Lung Cancer Screening Still Limited, and Acetaminophen for Kidney Injury in Kids

May 18, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Three-dimensional heart models help patients and families understand congenital heart defects at a hospital in Seattle, Washington, USA. A man received his master’s diploma from Indiana University Northwest...

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The PERSIST-AVR Trial

May 17, 2018 | Roberto Lorusso

Roberto Lorusso of the Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands discusses the Perceval valve and the PERSIST-AVR trial, which is currently underway. He focuses on the study design, while...

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