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This video demonstrates dissection of the visceral pericardium for ascending aortic and hemiarch replacement.
October 25, 2018
Olaf Wendler of King's College Hospital in London, UK, presents a discussion on the 2017 ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease.
October 23, 2018
This video demonstrates a valve replacement surgery for a 55-year-old woman who presented with carcinoid heart disease caused by a primary ovarian carcinoid tumor.
October 18, 2018
Manuel Castella of the University of Barcelona in Spain presents a discussion on addressing atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery.
October 17, 2018
Find it here: the 32nd EACTS Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy
October 16, 2018
The authors demonstrate a right axillary artery cannulation with limited surgical exposure and percutaneous two-stage venous cannulation for minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
October 11, 2018
Filmed at the 2018 STS Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Jill Ley of the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California, USA, moderates a discussion on developing and fostering cardiothoracic surgical teams.
October 9, 2018
The authors demonstrate a successful pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, performed for a 37-year-old woman with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
October 4, 2018
Umberto Benedetto of the Bristol Heart Institute in the UK presents a discussion on the benefits of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery for high risk patients.
October 2, 2018
This video demonstrates the insertion of postoperative temporary epicardial pacing wires. The authors detail the procedure in a step-by-step fashion, using diagrams and surgical video to illustrate key technical elements.
September 27, 2018
Manuel J. Antunes of the University Hospital in Coimbra, Portugal, presents a discussion on aortic stenosis and aortic insufficiency in rheumatic heart disease.