Valve Disease

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Ross “Face-Off”: Twin Root Replacement

September 8, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

A 32-year-old man presented with shortness of breath, exertional fatigue, and chest pain. He underwent a Ross procedure in early childhood for rheumatic aortic valve disease, during which a 22 mm homograft was used in...

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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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Edwards Lifesciences’ Every Heartbeat Matters Philanthropic Initiative Expanding To Reach More Patients

February 24, 2020 | Emily FarkasBronze Contributor

In 2014, Edwards Lifescience launched an ambitious philanthropic initiative called Every Heartbeat Matters (EHM) with the goal of impacting the global burden of heart valve disease through the education, screening...

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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. NguyenSilver Contributor

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

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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,...

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