Valve Disease

JANS Article

The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Propensity-Matched Studies

February 21, 2021 | Jessica Luc

In this article, Thourani et al present the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in low- and intermediate-risk patients: A meta-analysis of randomized and...

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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...

Event

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...

Video

Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacements Through J-Type Partial Sternotomy

February 27, 2017 | Konstadinos Plestis…

This video demonstrates a technique for performing aortic and mitral valve replacements simultaneously through a partial sternotomy with an excellent exposure of the corresponding anatomical structures. The patient was an...

JANS Article

Outcomes of Warfarin Therapy for Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis of Surgically Implanted Valves

February 26, 2017 | J. Rafael Sadaba

In this manuscript, the authors describe their findings in an observational prospective study of 52 patients who had tentative diagnoses of bioprosthetic valve thrombosis (BPVT) of surgically implanted valves over...

JANS Article

Diagnosis of perioperative myocardial infarction after heart valve surgery with new cut-off point of high-sensitivity troponin T and new ECG or echocardiogram changes

February 17, 2017 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

These authors from Spain retrospectively analyzed a group of 805 patients undergoing isolated heart valve surgery in order to correlate levels of high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-cTnT) and CK-MB with whether...

JANS Article

Differences in left ventricular remodelling in patients with aortic stenosis treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement with corevalve prostheses compared to surgery with porcine or bovine biological prostheses.

February 13, 2017 | J. Rafael Sadaba

The authors report on an echocardiographic sub-study of the NOTION trial, a prospective randomized study which compared outcomes between 120 patients undergoing TAVI and 112 patients undergoing aortic valve replacement...

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Concomitant AF Ablation During Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery

February 1, 2017 | Joseph Zacharias

Joseph Zacharias of the Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool, UK, gives an overview of the use of ablation for atrial fibrillation in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. Dr. Zacharias demonstrates his...

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Ultra Fast Track Mini AVR With Edwards Intuity Elite

January 31, 2017 | Marco Di EusanioBronze Contributor…

The authors present a multidisciplinary minimally invasive approach to aortic valve replacement involving reduced chest incision, a rapid deployment aortic valve prosthesis, a minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation system, and ultra...

JANS Article

Long-Term Outcomes of External Repair as a Rescue Operation for Atrioventricular Groove Disruption

January 28, 2017 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Mitral valve surgery complicated by atrioventricular groove disruption has a high mortality rate. The authors describe results of an external repair for this injury, directly suturing the atrioventricular groove. In...

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Submitral Aneurysm Repair

January 17, 2017 | Rama Subrahmanyam Gutti…

Submitral Aneurysm is a rare cardiac pathology with varied clinical manifestations. Etiology can be congenital defect in fibrous annulus of posterior mitral leaflet and/or inflammation. This video presents a successful...

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