Valve Disease

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Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement via Right Anterior Minithoracotomy

June 9, 2026 | Jules François

This video shows a step-by-step demonstration of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement through a right anterior minithoracotomy. It focuses on the key technical steps, highlighting practical nuances and explaining the advantages of this approach. The...

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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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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve-in-Ring Explant for Prosthetic Stenosis

July 9, 2019 | Mario Castillo-SangBronze ContributorBronze Commentor

This video shows the technical challenges of explanting a valve-in-ring mitral valve. The patient was a 40-year-old woman who presented with a failed mitral valve repair in which a P2...

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Repair of Barlow’s Disease: The 4-Chords Technique

June 25, 2019 | Kevin Hodges…

This video demonstrates a straightforward, reproducible technique for the repair of bileaflet prolapse in Barlow’s disease. The valve is repaired with two sets of chordae to each of the anterior...

JANS Article

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

June 19, 2019 | Claire Vernon

This position paper written by the EACTS, STS, and AATS Valve Labeling Task Force focuses on problems around sizing and labeling of various prosthetic valves. The authors provide information on...

JANS Article

Association Between Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Early Postprocedural Stroke

June 18, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This large review of over 100,000 patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement demonstrated a stroke rate of 2.3% within 30 days of the procedure, and no decrease in the rate...

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Complex Mitral Valve Repair: Triangular Resection, Annuloplasty, and Chordal Replacement With Premeasured Loops

June 18, 2019 | Guillermo Gutiérrez…

The authors present a repair for severe mitral regurgitation that demonstrates the effectiveness and reproducibility of the placement of preformed neochords. The procedure was performed in a 64-year-old asymptomatic patient...

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Totally Endoscopic Redo Tricuspid Valve Repair

June 4, 2019 | Antonios Pitsis…

Redo isolated tricuspid repair following previous mitral valve replacement carries a high mortality and morbidity. The authors’ totally endoscopic technique avoids entirely heart dissection, thus minimizing surgical trauma and possibly...

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Southampton Reviews in Cardiothoracic Surgery Chapter Three: Cardiac Anatomy

May 14, 2019 | Abdelhadi Ismail…

Abdelhadi Ismail of the Southampton University Hospitals Trust in the UK presents an educational series on cardiac anatomy in which he discusses some of the fundamental concepts. The optimal way...

JANS Article

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

May 10, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Intraoperative surgical prosthetic heart valve (SHV) choice is a key determinant of successful surgery and positive postoperative outcomes. Currently, many controversies exist around the sizing and labeling of SHVs rendering...

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