Valve Disease

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Abbott Pulls Trifecta Heart Valves off the Market Due to Early Deterioration

August 4, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

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 United States. The FDA recommends...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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In Global News: Lung Cancer Without Smoking, Clips for Tricuspid Regurgitation, and Large Tumors

August 18, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Several private hospitals in Kolkata, India, have applied for licenses to perform heart and lung transplants in a region underserved for transplant of these organs. A personal trainer...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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