Valve Disease

JANS Article

Effectiveness of Systematic Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepalese Schoolchildren: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

February 4, 2021 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to be responsible for major cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the developing world. It constitutes a double tragedy because it disproportionately affects economically disadvantaged people and young people, thereby robbing...

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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...

JANS Article

Impact of Preoperative Chronic Kidney Disease in 2,531 High-Risk and Inoperable Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the PARTNER Trial

September 27, 2016 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This analysis of PARTNER data evaluated the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on outcomes after TAVR. Patients were grouped according to GFR as none/mild, moderate, and severe renal disease....

JANS Article

Composite valve graft implantation for the treatment of aortic valve and root disease: Results in 1045 patients

September 27, 2016 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This single institution retrospective review assessed outcomes of AVR in patients with concomitant aortic root disease using a composite graft. Early mortality was 5.3% and was related to advanced age,...

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Mitroaortic Curtain Replacement

September 27, 2016 | Guillermo Stöger…

Involvement of the mitroaortic curtain as a complication of infective endocarditis constitutes a serious medical condition. Extensive surgical debridement and mitroaortic curtain reconstruction is required in order to eradicate the...

JANS Article

Is Subvalvular Repair Worthwhile in Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation? (from the Papillary Muscle Approximation trial)

September 27, 2016 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors performed a subgroup analysis of the Papillary Muscle Approximation (PMA) trial, a randomized trial that, while showing superiority of PMA + restrictive annuloplasty (RA) over RA alone in...

JANS Article

Planned Versus Unplanned Reexplorations for Bleeding: A Comparison of Morbidity and Mortality

September 23, 2016 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The Johns Hopkins group reviewed their experience with mediastinal exploration for bleeding after cardiac surgery during the period from 2011 through June 2014, and retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of two...

Article

Scheie’s Syndrome: Quite Rare, Quite Predictable

September 21, 2016 | Marilou Page…

Fig. 1: Right Hand: short, spindle shaped fingers. Status post carpal tunnel release. Introduction An autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease, Scheie’s syndrome is a hereditary disorder involving a missing lysosomal...

JANS Article

Surgical Aortic Valvuloplasty Versus Balloon Aortic Valve Dilatation in Children

September 15, 2016 | CTSNet Staff

Balloon aortic valve dilatation has been assumed by some to provide the same outcomes as surgical aortic valvuloplasty. However, the development of precise modern surgical valvuloplasty techniques may result in...

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Excision of a Pulmonary Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma via Minimally Invasive Approach

September 7, 2016 | Robert Goldberg…

Introduction Minimally invasive surgery has become common for valve replacement and repair, as well as other forms of cardiac operations such as coronary artery bypass grafting and excision of cardiac...

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