Valve Disease

JANS Article

Psychological Effects of Skin Incision Size in Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery Patients

February 21, 2021 | Jessica Luc

In this article by Piarulli et al, they investigate the effect of a patient’s incision for valve surgery on their psychological well-being. They demonstrate in a cohort of 87 patients, with 48 undergoing conventional full...

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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...

JANS Article

Incidence, Predictors, and Mid-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Closure Failure After Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation Using an Expandable Sheath (from the Optimized Transcatheter Valvular Intervention [OCEAN-TAVI] Registry)

December 27, 2016 | J. Rafael Sadaba

The authors report on their findings an ongoing Japanese multicentre prospective registry. They evaluate outcomes in 478 patients undergoing transfemoral TAVI and treated with percutaneous puncture using an expandable sheath,...

JANS Article

Celsior Versus Microplegia: Analysis of Myocardial Protection in Elective Aortic Valve Replacement

December 22, 2016 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This retrospective study compared Celsior (65% of pts) to all-blood continuous myocardial protection (35%) in 631 patients undergoing elective aortic valve replacement. Troponin T release was lower in Celsior patients,...

Video

Video-Atlas on Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: The Mohr Technique

December 20, 2016 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr…

Friedrich Mohr and Martin Misfeld from the Leipzig Heart Center in Leipzig, Germany, present this operative video on their minimally invasive mitral valve surgery technique. Introduced in 2000, the Leipzig...

JANS Article

Twenty-Year Outcome after Mitral Repair Versus Replacement for Severe Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation. Analysis of a Large, Prospective, Multicenter International Registry

December 6, 2016 | J. Rafael Sadaba

In this article, the authors describe their findings from a direct, propensity score matching and inverse probability-of-treatment weighting analysis of patients with degenerative MR with a flail leaflet, included in...

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Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in Bicuspid Valve With Papillary Fibroelastoma

December 5, 2016 | Matthias Siepe…

This video demonstrates a valve-sparing root replacement (David procedure) with removal of the papillary fibroelastoma and reconstruction of the valve using 180° commissure orientation and cusp plications. A 34 mm...

JANS Article

Medical Treatment of Aortic Stenosis

December 3, 2016 | J. Rafael Sadaba

In this manuscript, the authors offer a comprehensive and thorough review of the pathophysiology of aortic stenosis and relate this to the different potential medical treatment options to slow down...

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Approach to Functional Mitral Regurgitation

November 30, 2016 | Hans-Joachim Schäfers

Hans-Joachim Schaefers of Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany, discusses the pathophysiology of functional mitral regurgitation. Dr. Schaefers stresses the importance of addressing the ventricular component of the disease to...

JANS Article

Valvular Regurgitation After Implantation Of Prostheses Secured With Cor-Knot Automated Fasteners

November 28, 2016 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

An extremely important journal article comprised of two case reports involving valve perforation and insufficiency following use of the Cor-Knot Automated Fastener (LSI Solutions, Victor, NY, USA) during valve replacement....

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