Valve Disease

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Five-Year Follow-Up after Transcatheter Repair of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

June 1, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

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 therapy alone, suggests superiority of...

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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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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Without Aortic Cross-Clamping

June 1, 2017 | Niv Ad

Niv Ad of West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute, Morgantown, West Virginia, discusses the benefits of using a fibrillating heart technique in minimally invasive mitral surgery. Dr. Ad illustrates...

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Sponsored Roundtable Discussion: How New Technologies Can Facilitate Surgical Mitral Repair

May 31, 2017 | Tom C. NguyenSilver Contributor…

In a roundtable discussion filmed at the 2016 EACTS Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Song Wan of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Rüdiger Lange of the German Heart...

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Impact of Transcatheter Technology on Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Volume, Outcomes, and Cost

May 27, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

A statewide quality initiative database that included over 11,500 pts undergoing surgical AVR (SAVR) who were assessed for outcomes based on pre-TAVR and post-TAVR time periods (divided into early TAVR...

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes in Nonagenarians Stratified by Transfemoral and Transapical Approach

May 27, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services related to patients aged 65 and older who underwent TAVR during a 2 year period were evaluated, stratified into older (age...

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Repair of Aortic Valve, Large Periaortic Abscess, and LV-PA Fistula in a 5-Year-Old With Acute Bacterial Endocarditis

May 25, 2017 | Matthew Johnston…

Originally presented as an STSA/CTSNet Surgical Motion Picture at the 2016 STSA Annual Meeting. Objectives: The patient is a 5-year-old who presented with acute right hemispheric stroke, aphasia, fevers, and...

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Variable selection methods for multiple regressions influence the parsimony of risk prediction models for cardiac surgery

May 22, 2017 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A surprisingly readable Australasian manuscript on risk prediction models for cardiac surgery. Interesting that the class of dyspnoea was not captured in 5.28% of the operated patients.

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Edwards Lifesciences’ Every Heartbeat Matters Initiative On Track To Impact 1 Million Underserved People By 2020

May 18, 2017 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor

Following a charitable initiative launched in 2014 to impact one million underserved people by 2020, Edwards provides a current update on progress toward that goal. Dr. David Adams and other...

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One-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease

May 17, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Using data from the CoreValve US Expanding Use Study, outcomes for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing TAVR were evaluated using an endpoint of all-cause mortality or major...

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