Mitral Valve

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Mitral Valve Repair After MitraClip

September 11, 2026 | Ahmed Ghazy

Mitral valve replacement has become the default strategy for patients with recurrent or persistent mitral regurgitation after a failed transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (MitraClip), largely due to the technical challenges of repairing leaflets that have been...

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Surgeon vs Center Mitral Repair Volume and Repair Utilization in Primary Mitral Regurgitation

October 15, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

In a Michigan statewide quality collaborative analysis of 6,649 adults undergoing isolated surgery for primary mitral regurgitation, high surgeon-level mitral repair volume was independently associated with greater repair utilization (93...

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ECS Club | Premeasure Neochords: The MACS Approach

October 14, 2026 | Mario Castillo-SangBronze ContributorBronze Commentor

This talk features CTSNet Senior Editor—Cardiac Mario Castillo-Sang, Surgical Director of Mitral Valve and Heart Failure Therapies at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky, USA, presenting on “Premeasure Neochords: How...

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Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Repair With MVR and CABG Through LAM Via the Fourth Intercostal Space

October 13, 2026 | Oleksandr BabliakBronze Contributor…

The authors present a case of post-myocardial infarction ventricular pseudoaneurysm repair with mitral valve replacement and coronary revascularization performed through a minimally invasive left anterior minithoracotomy via the fourth intercostal...

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MVr vs Replacement for Degenerative MR in Patients With Poor Ejection Fraction

October 8, 2026 | Eteesha Rao

This 20-year propensity-matched study, utilizing data from the UK National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit, examined whether mitral valve repair (MVr) offers better early outcomes than replacement (MVR) in patients with...

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The Mitral Patch Technique for Mitral Annular Calcification: An Interview With Jessica Hungate

January 17, 2025 | Jessica Hungate…

This interview features the winner of the 2024 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch the winning video and all other competition entries. CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Jessica Hungate...

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Redo Mitral Surgery: Mitral Valve Replacement With Explant of Failed MitraClips

January 13, 2025 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor…

This video shows Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrating how the MitraClips had failed in an 88-year-old patient prior to removing them and performing a mitral valve replacement via a hemisternotomy. The...

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A Mitral Valve Replacement for Rheumatic Heart Disease Through an Upper Hemisternotomy

January 6, 2025 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor…

The patient was a 68-year-old man who initially presented with symptoms of asthma, but it was later determined to be shortness of breath due to rheumatic mitral valve disease. Dr....

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Spontaneously Closed VSD Presenting as an Iatrogenic Gerbodie Defect

December 16, 2024 | Chaitanya Chittimuri…

A 29-year-old female patient with symptomatic rheumatic heart disease was confirmed to have severe mitral regurgitation and mild to moderate tricuspid regurgitation on echocardiographic examination. The diseased mitral valve leaflets...

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Principles of Complex Mitral Valve Repair: An Exploration With Leonard Lee and Vince Gaudiani

November 20, 2024 | Leonard Lee…

This much-watch discussion is the ultimate video in Vince Gaudiani’s mitral valve repair series. In this video, cardiac surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor Vince Gaudiani and Dr. Leonard Lee, Professor...

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Mitral Valve Replacement and Coronary Revascularization Via the Left Anterior Minithoracotomy

November 6, 2024 | Dmytro BabliakBronze Contributor…

This video is the second-place winner from CTSNet’s 2024 Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the other winning videos. This video demonstrates a novel surgical technique...

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The Mitral Patch Technique for Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC)

November 5, 2024 | Jessica Hungate…

This is the first-place video from the 2024 CTSNet Innovation Video Competition. Watch all entries into the competition, including the second and third place winners. Watch Dr. Jessica Hungate’s interview...

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Redo Mitral Valve Repair and Left Ventricular Myectomy

October 22, 2024 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor…

This patient had an emergency mitral valve repair at another institution, but the repair failed early. This resulted in P1 and P2 prolapse and systolic anterior motion of the leaflets,...

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