Valve Disease

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Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Reoperative Settings

June 15, 2026 | Oleksandr BabliakBronze Contributor…

The authors present a case of reoperative settings using a minimally invasive approach in an 11-year-old girl with a complex congenital heart defect. The procedure consisted of pulmonary valve replacement via a left anterior minithoracotomy...

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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

Transcatheter or Surgical Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation in Elderly Patients: A Propensity-Weighted Analysis

October 6, 2019 | Edward Savage

The authors address appropriate use of the transcatheter clip to treat degenerative mitral regurgitation in elderly low to moderate risk patients. Their analysis shows that the transcatheter approach had slightly...

JANS Article

Minimizing Permanent Pacemaker Following Repositionable Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

August 29, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Using an approach that minimizes valve depth relative to the membranous septum, the authors reduced the need for permanent pacemaker placement to a reliable and predictable 3% compared to the...

JANS Article

Long-Term Results of Mitral Valve Repair for Regurgitation Due to Leaflet Prolapse

August 25, 2019 | Tom C. NguyenBronze Contributor

In an era of increased use of MitraClip, surgical mitral valve repair still offers a durable solution. Tirone David and colleages report 1,234 consecutive patients who had mitral valve repair...

JANS Article

FDA Expands Indication for Several Transcatheter Heart Valves to Patients at Low Risk

August 16, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The FDA-approved use of TAVR has now expanded to low-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. This includes both Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien 3 and Sapien 3 Ultra as well as Medtronic’s...

JANS Article

A Comparison of Two Strategies for Aortic Valve-sparing Root Replacement

August 11, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Colleagues from Italy and Germany compared the short- and mid-term outcomes of the straight tube graft (David-I) and the Valsalva graft in 232 patients undergoing an isolated David procedure. The...

JANS Article

Surgery Does Not Improve Survival in Patients With Isolated Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

August 9, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

Retrospectively using a longitudinal echocardiography database, the authors analyzed the data of 3,276 patients with isolated severe tricuspids regurgitation (TR) from 2001 through 2016. Of these patients, 5% underwent tricuspid...

JANS Article

Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Decision Algorithms in Cardiothoracic Surgery

August 4, 2019 | Jessica Luc

The Throacic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) Decision Algorithms in Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 100-chapter compendium with an individual algorithm for clinical decisions spanning the entire scope of cardiothoracic surgery. The...

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Step-by-Step Guide: Minimally Invasive Mitral Repair With Neochords

July 30, 2019 | Tom C. NguyenBronze Contributor…

This video provides a step-by-step guide for performing a minimally invasive mitral valve repair using adjustable Gore-tex neochords via a right minithoracotomy, with emphasis on technical pearls and pitfalls. The...

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