Mitral Valve
This session features leading surgeons and cardiologists discussing various aspects of assessing and planning mitral valve interventions at the Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece (THVGreece) 2026 conference. Moderators Lampros K. Michalis, Professor of Cardiology, University of...
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...
This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, 21 Years After First TAVI: Will the Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves? Guest editor Gry Dahle has curated...
In the newest entry into the CTSNet Guest Editor Series collection, “20 Years After First TAVI: Will the Pace of Innovations Continue for All Heart Valves?” Gry Dahle, MD, PhD...
Gry Dahle, MD, PhD, is a consultant working in department of cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Oslo University Hospital in Norway. She is a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) pioneer...
A variety of procedures make up CTSNet’s catalog of heart valve content, which has continued to expand as surgeons increasingly focus on perfecting valve surgeries. Read on to explore five...
The SimuForm™ ring provides semi-rigid posterior remodeling while offering a flexible anterior portion to accommodate anterior motion. Watch as Dr. Meindert Palmen, from Leiden University Medical Center, performs and annotates...
This video shows step-by-step footage of a mitral valve replacement with a SAPIEN 3 balloon expandable valve. Surgeons used a minithoracotomy approach to treat a calcified mitral annulus. In this...
Watch as Steven Bolling M.D., Joanna Chikwe M.D., and Pieter Kappetein M.D. discuss several cases of mitral valve prolapse and their repair techniques during a Global Grand Rounds session. Disclaimer...
CTSNet was pleased to host a webinar on the topic of “Advances in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair & Replacement Surgery” in collaboration with Edwards Lifesciences. The webinar was broadcasted...











