Mitral Valve
This educational video reviews the anatomy of the aorto-mitral junction and demonstrates how the aorto-mitral angle influences mitral valve geometry, surgical exposure, and repair strategy. Using a custom valve model and pathological specimens, the video...
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...
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...
…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...
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...
