Aorta

JANS Article

The STS Risk Model for SAVR After TAVR

September 10, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

This study developed and validated an updated Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk model for surgical aortic valve replacement after a failed transcatheter aortic valve replacement (SAVR-after-TAVR), including the emergent and concomitant-procedure cases that earlier...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 174: Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

September 17, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with James Cox, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, USA,...

JANS Article

The Ross Procedure: Determinants of Long-Term Durability

September 17, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

This propensity-matched study from the Montreal Heart Institute Ross Registry examined sex-based differences in outcomes following the Ross procedure. Among 816 adults undergoing full-root pulmonary autograft replacement (2011 to 2025),...

JANS Article

Supra-Annular Perceval Bentall: From Concept to Patient

September 17, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This technical report describes the SUpra-annular PERceval Bentall (SUPERB), which utilized a Perceval Plus XL sutureless bovine pericardial valve inside a 28 mm Valsalva Dacron graft. Ex vivo testing involved...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

JANS Article

Long-Term Outcomes of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: Results From 19,000 Patients

July 9, 2026 | Thanakorn Rojanathagoon

This study examined the incidence, temporal trends, and long-term outcomes of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in a contemporary cohort of 19,316 patients undergoing cardiac surgery. POAF occurred in 32.8 percent...

Video

Double Annular Enlargement as an Effective Technique to Overcome Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch

July 7, 2026 | Noha Fouda…

A 35-year-old woman, who had undergone an aortic valve replacement (AVR) with a 19 mm mechanical prosthesis nine years prior presented with exertional fatigue and shortness of breath despite a...

Video

Reoperation for Aortic Root Reconstruction

July 6, 2026 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor…

This video demonstrates a redo operation in a patient in their 60s who had a previous biological aortic valve replacement and required an aortic root replacement with the Konect valved...

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...

Video

Normothermic Treatment of an Aortic Arch Aneurysm

July 3, 2026 | Olivier Fabre…

Surgery of the aortic arch has advanced significantly in recent years. The gold standard technique for treating arch aneurysms remains moderate to deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest of the lower...

Video

Reimplantation of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery to the Ascending Aorta

July 3, 2026 | Benjamin Alexander…

This is a case presentation of an 18-month-old female who presented to the emergency department with altered mental status. In the emergency room, the patient’s electrocardiogram (EKG) raised concerns for...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 163: Is the TAVR Heart Team About to Lose a Member?

July 2, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) heart team potentially losing a member. He explores the current composition of the TAVR...

Video

THVGreece 2026 | Aortic Stenosis 2026: Who Should We Treat?

July 2, 2026

This session features leading surgeons discussing various aspects of aortic stenosis at the Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece (THVGreece) 2026 conference. Please note that all presentations are delivered in Greek. The...

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