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This is a detailed video of the surgical technique for LIMA to LAD and RIMA to RCA utilizing a total arterial anaortic off-pump approach.
October 29, 2015
Fred Mohr of the Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany, discusses the benefits of using a ministernotomy approach to aortic valve surgery.
October 28, 2015
The authors demonstrate a laparoscopic diaphragmatic plication for paralysis or eventration.
October 27, 2015
Steffen Pfeiffer of Paracelsus Medical University, Nurnberg, Germany, delivers a talk on sutureless prostheses and their role in minimally invasive aortic valve replacement.
October 26, 2015
Surgeons performing esophageal surgery should have endoscopic skills to manage endoluminal situations. This video demonstrates endoluminal tools available today.
October 22, 2015
Domenico Pagano moderates a discussion on conducting research during cardiothoracic surgery training, which was recorded at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
October 21, 2015
Aung Oo of the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital delivers a talk on decision-making in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
October 20, 2015
This video presents a repair of a mitral valve in a 73-year-old man with history of PND and one episode of pulmonary edema. The patient suffered from severe eccentric mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae and a thickened enlarged P2 segment.
October 19, 2015
The authors present a novel technique in which argon plasma energy (APE) is utilized to perform meticulous decortication, while preserving the lung parenchyma.
October 15, 2015
This video demonstrates the superior transeptal approach to the left atrium in a patient requiring mitral and tricuspid valve repairs.
October 14, 2015
Leanne Harling moderates a debate on surgeon-specific outcomes reporting between Michael Mack and Stephen Westaby, which was recorded at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam.