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This introductory video describes the Gaudiani technique of cerebral perfusion at hypothermia, while the body is kept normothermic, for major aortic cases. Another video demonstrates repair of Type A... More
February 6, 2020
In this Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery Interview, Joel Dunning speaks with W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., the first surgeon to perform robotic mitral valve operations in the United States.
February 4, 2020
The authors present the video of a case of totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement for calcific aortic stenosis, with a conventional bovine pericardial prosthesis and transaortic mitral valve repair for secondary mitral regurgitation with the edge-to-edge technique.
January 30, 2020
Betsy Evans of Leeds General Infirmary in the United Kingdom presents a discussion on TAVI and surgery for prosthetic valve failure.
January 28, 2020
This video demonstrates a tricuspid valve repair performed via a right minithoracotomy with unroofing of a lead restricting the septal leaflet.
January 23, 2020
In this Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery interview, Joel Dunning speaks with James L. Cox, creator of the Cox maze procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
January 22, 2020
In this video, the authors describe mitral valve pathologies that are solved or repaired through a minimally invasive approach.
January 21, 2020
The authors demonstrate the technique of endoscopic radial artery harvesting.
January 14, 2020
This video demonstrates a right minithoracotomy direct implantation of a balloon expandable transcatheter aortic valve in heavy mitral annular calcification.
January 9, 2020
Prakash P. Punjabi of the National Heart and Lung Institute and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, United Kingdom, presents a discussion on using midline sternotomy for mitral surgery.
January 8, 2020
In this video, Alaaddin Yilmaz performs a totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement with a 2 cm utility incision and totally endoscopic suturing.