Valve Disease

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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 pulmonary artery measuring 7 x...

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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...

Video

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

Early Surgery or Conservative Care for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis

January 8, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A medium size RCT with encouraging surgical outcomes in the era of TAVI expansion…..

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JANS Article

Reduced Leaflet Motion After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

November 22, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Puzzling subgroup from the GALILEO trial, which appears in the same issue of the periodical as an article that discredits the use of rivaroxaban as thromboprevention strategy : https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1911425?query=recirc_curatedRelated_article, And...

JANS Article

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis after TAVR and SAVR: Insights from the PARTNER Trials

November 7, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Data from the PARTNER trials were assessed regarding post-procedural prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and surgical aortic valve replacement. The timing and rates of PVE were...

JANS Article

A Treatise on the Surgical Management and a Suggested Amendment of Surgical Classification of Left Ventricular Rupture Following Mitral Valve Replacement

November 6, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Gudala and associates performed a literature review of 108 patients who sustained left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement. The incidence in pooled data was 0.72%. The authors expounded on...

JANS Article

Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation With Decreased Hospitalization and Mortality Risk After Cardiac Valve Surgery

November 2, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Participation in a post-discharge rehabilitation program after valve surgery was associated with a 34% relative decrease in hospitalization during the first year and a 61% relative decrease in mortality at...

JANS Article

Characteristics of Surgical Prosthetic Heart Valves and Problems Around Labeling: A Document From the EACTS, STS, AATS Valve Labelling Task Force

October 12, 2019 | Tom C. NguyenBronze Contributor

Excellent document from the EACTS, STS, and AATS emphasizing the importance of standardization of prosthetic heart valve labeling.

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JANS Article

Miscategorization of Deaths in the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Events Database

October 10, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Reporting of postmarket outcomes for the Sapien 3 and Mitraclip devices frequently misclassified patient deaths as device malfunction or other outcomes. Misclassification for Sapien 3 involved 17.5% of patient deaths,...

JANS Article

Measuring Chordae Tension During Transapical Neochordae Implantation: Toward Understanding Objective Consequences of Mitral Valve Repair

October 8, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An interesting pilot experiment on attempting to quantify the optimum disposition of neochordae in transapical intervention for severe mitral regurgitation.

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