Valve Disease

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Valve-Sparing Root Replacement in GUCH Patients With Neoaortic Root Aneurysms

June 10, 2026 | Serhii Varbanets…

Valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSRR) in grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients is a complex but feasible approach. The authors present their experience performing the David procedure in two adult patients with challenging congenital histories and...

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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...

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Type A Dissection Repair Using the Florida Sleeve Technique

July 23, 2019 | Vishal Shah…

IntroductionA 56-year-old man status post repair of a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm after type B aortic dissection presented with acute type A dissection. The patient had a long history of...

JANS Article

Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Versus Surgical Replacement of Failing Stented Aortic Biological Valves

July 20, 2019 | Jessica Luc

This retrospective study by Sedeek et al aimed to compare the outcomes of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) valve-in-valve (n=90) versus surgical replacement (SAVR) (n=260) of failing stented...

JANS Article

Frailty in the Cardiac Surgical Patient: Comparison of Frailty Tools and Associated Outcomes

July 19, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Henry and colleagues evaluated frailty in patients undergoing cardiac surgery using two frailty indices, the simplified Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) and the complex Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), comparing postsurgical...

JANS Article

Abbott Receives U.S. Approval of Next-Generation MitraClip®

July 16, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Abbott announced that its fourth-generation MitraClip device, MitraClip G4, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on July 15, 2019, to treat mitral regurgitation (MR) in a wider...

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A Novel and Versatile Tool for Mitral Valve Repair: The Memo 4D System

July 16, 2019 | Gianluca Torregrossa…

The Memo 4D System by LivaNova is a novel semi-rigid annuloplasty ring. Ideal for the minimally invasive approach, this ring allows neochord implantation without physical measurement or further adjustments in...

JANS Article

Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation Before Cardiac Surgery and Factors Associated With Concomitant Ablation

July 11, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An important update on the evolving landscape of surgery for atrial fibrillation.

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JANS Article

Valve-Sparing Root Replacement in Patients With Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valves

July 10, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Tirone David’s experience on his operation, with interesting data on the durability of the re-implantation.

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JANS Article

Feasibility of Repeat TAVR After SAPIEN 3 TAVR: A Novel Classification Scheme and Pilot Angiographic Study

July 9, 2019 | Jessica Luc

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is expanding to younger patients, but the feasibility of TAVR in failing transcatheter aortic valves (TAV) remains unknown. Dr Tang and colleagues demonstrate in a...

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