Valve Disease
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This video demonstrates a new modification to the periareolar approach, periareolar minimally invasive technique (PAMI). The periareolar approach has been the preferred technique in Brazil since 2006, hence named the...
As a part of the 2023 Australian Thoracic Aortic Symposium, Dr. Marco Di Eusanio presented on frozen elephant trunk without circulatory arrest. Dr. Di Eusanio is a cardiothoracic surgeon at...
Because of the potential risk of early structural valve deterioration, the FDA has sent notice about Abbott’s decision to stop selling and distributing Trifecta aortic surgical heart valves in the...
Watch Professor Tom Verbelen, from the University Hospital Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, demonstrate a double valve procedure by implanting a Medtronic Avalus™ aortic valve and a Mosaic™ mitral valve. Avalus...
This five-year follow-up of a large randomized controlled clinical trial on outcomes after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of severe mitral regurgitation, as compared with outcomes after maximal doses of guideline-directed medical...
A variety of procedures make up CTSNet’s catalog of heart valve content, which has continued to expand as surgeons increasingly focus on perfecting valve surgeries. Read on to explore five...
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a leading and growing form of cardiovascular disease worldwide. VHD presents in many forms, but its epidemiology is predominantly driven by chronic noncommunicable disease origins—calcific...
In this article, the authors provide a step-by-step illustrated guide to performing transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (MitraClip). This is a key article that will be of benefit to all...








