Valve Disease

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International Consensus Statement on Nomenclature and Classification of the Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Its Aortopathy for Clinical, Surgical, Interventional and Research Purposes

July 22, 2021 | Wei-Guo Ma

On July 22, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery published this consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and Its aortopathy. This consensus statement divides BAV into 3 types: 1)...

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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...

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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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Minimally Invasive Mitral Intervention: Catheter-Based Approaches

August 17, 2017 | Neil Moat

Neil Moat of The Royal Brompton Hospital in London, United Kingdom, reviews the technologies currently being developed for transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement. This presentation was originally given during...

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A Randomized Clinical Trial of Red Blood Cell Transfusion Triggers in Cardiac Surgery

August 17, 2017 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The Cleveland Clinic group performed a randomized clinical trial comparing transfusion triggers of 24% vs. 28% from 2007-2014. The study included 722 patients who underwent either CABG or valve surgery....

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Minimally Invasive Artificial Chordae Replacement: The Clip Technique

August 15, 2017 | Mariano Camporrotondo…

This the case of a 55-year-old male with no record of previous disease or cardiovascular risk factors. At the time of surgery the patient was asymptomatic. TEE showed severe mitral...

JANS Article

Reexamining the Role of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement After Mediastinal Radiation Therapy

August 7, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Ghoneim and colleagues retrospectively evaluated surgical risk caused by prior mediastinal radiation therapy (MRT) in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR). The authors found that operative mortality was higher than...

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In Global News: Transcatheter Heart Valves, Lung Function, and the Human Sinoatrial Node

August 4, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care An Iraqi boy from Mosul went from Jordan to Australia for surgery to correct the blood flow through his heart and repair a hole between his ventricles. Transcatheter...

JANS Article

Frailty in Older Adults Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement

August 2, 2017 | Ruben Osnabrugge

Frailty is an important factor in patients undergoing either Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. However, it is hard to assess. Multiple scoring systems have been proposed which are either...

JANS Article

Standards Defining a ‘Heart Valve Centre’: ESC Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease and European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Viewpoint

July 25, 2017 | Ruben Osnabrugge

This review paper, written by the ESC working group on valvular heart disease, defines what consitutes a good Heart Valve Centre. All relevant topics including multidisciplenary heart teams, data collection...

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Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Propensity-Matched Comparison

July 18, 2017 | Ruben Osnabrugge

In this large propensity-matched study, outcomes after Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR vs. SAVR) were assessed in a real world intermediate- and high-risk cohort of 9500 patients in...

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