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...
The authors present a 75-year-old woman with dyspnea on exertion. She was diagnosed with an aortic valve stenosis and moderate-to-severe mitral valve regurgitation due to a localized A2 prolapse. This...
This cardiac session features leading surgeon Mario Castillo-Sang presenting on intraoperative pearls and pitfalls at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. CTSNet Senior Editor—Cardiac...
The transition toward minimally invasive cardiac surgery is no longer solely about reducing incision size; it is about creating a standardized, versatile, and sustainable concept. The direct-view transaxillary approach represents...
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...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is a structural abnormality characterized...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. After the induction of general anesthesia and intubation, the...
This video submission is from the 2025 CTSNet Instructional Video Competition. Watch all entries from the competition, including the winning videos. Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a chronic degenerative process...
In this video, the authors present a case of severe rheumatic mitral stenosis repaired using the SCORE technique—a stepwise approach that stands for Shaving, Checking, Opening (Commissurotomy), and Relaxing. The...
This video showcases a totally endoscopic mitral valve replacement (TE-MVR) using a transcatheter device in a patient with a history of mitral commissurotomy. The procedure was performed using a minimally...
A 64-year-old male presented with complaints of severe dyspnea on minimal exertion, lower extremity edema, and weakness. The patient had a history of long-term atrial fibrillation (AF). Echocardiography revealed reduced...
Mitral annular disjunction is described as pathological dehiscence between the posterior mitral annulus and the compact left ventricular myocardium on the back wall of the left ventricle. The myocardium in...












