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The Cox-Maze procedure is an effective and successful method of surgical ablation. However, for lone atrial fibrillation cases, invasive sternotomy is not feasible. Patients with persistent atrial... More
September 29, 2015
Vinnie Bapat of Guys and St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK, discusses the Edwards FORTIS device, a transcatheter mitral valve device.
September 28, 2015
This video shows a robotic-assisted repair of an anterior mitral valve leaflet perforation from endocarditis and ruptured posterior chordae tendinae.
September 24, 2015
Neil Moat of the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK, gives a talk on transcatheter mitral valve implantation.
September 22, 2015
This video demonstrates a technique for performing a minimally invasive multi-vessel coronary bypass.
September 17, 2015
In an interview filmed at the 2015 STS Annual Meeting, Joel Dunning and Joseph Coselli of the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, have an conversation regarding Dr. Coselli's distinguished career and his special insights into the surgical treatment type A aortic dissection.
September 16, 2015
This video describes how to perform a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement via a right mini thoracotomy approach.
September 15, 2015
Alec Vahanian of Bichat Hospital, Paris, France, provides an overview of transcatheter mitral valve repair.
September 14, 2015
A large left atrial myxoma arising from the posterior wall near the origin of the left pulmonary vein is very rare. This video describes the steps to remove a left atrial myxoma, and precautions to take during surgery.
September 9, 2015
In this recent interview, Leanne Harling talks to Sir Ara Darzi, former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Department of Health, United Kingdom.
September 7, 2015
This video presents the case of a 37-year-old man diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with absent pulmonary valve syndrome.