In this recording from the 2023 Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece conference, Dr. Michael J. Reardon, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Methodist DeBaket Heart and Vascular Center, discusses varying confidence in the shift in TAVI guidelines from operative risk to age.
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Minimally Invasive
November 9, 2023
Editor in chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Peyman Sardari Nia during his port-access mitral valve repair training session at the 2023 EACTS annual meeting.
November 9, 2023
This video demonstrates a thoracoscopic left superior segmentectomy using indocyanine green (ICG) in identifying the intersegmental plane.
November 1, 2023
This is a video demonstrating a right lower lobe apical segmentectomy performed by the new CMR Versius system.
October 31, 2023
ERAS Cardiac Society conducted a joint webinar with CTSNet on October 26, 2023, bringing about pivotal insights and questions on the topic, "Enhancing Recovery in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery." The session premiered individual presentations from anesthesia and critical care consultant Dr.
October 30, 2023
Although robotic surgery has gained popularity among thoracic surgeons globally, and the advantages of using robots for anterior mediastinal lesion resections are well established, there is still controversy over the optimal robotic approach for posterior and inferior mediastinal resections. This video presents some tips to perform such resections more easily.
October 20, 2023
To create a benchmark for the use of TAVR for aortic stenosis treatment in low-risk patients, this study evaluated outcomes of similar patients undergoing SAVR. The STS database was used to isolate low-risk SAVR patients from 2011–2019.
October 12, 2023
Lung cancer has the highest worldwide cancer mortality rate. Early non-small cell lung cancer accounts for 84 percent of cases, with curative surgical intervention being the standard treatment.
Outcomes of Treatment for Infective Endocarditis Following Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
October 12, 2023
Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (tPVR) is a key therapy in RVOT pathologies but is associated with long term risks such as infective endocarditis (IE). In fact, some reports claim a higher IE risk compared to surgical pulmonary valve replacement.
October 12, 2023
With the recent developments in cardiac surgery, the applications for minimally invasive techniques are beginning to expand. This video reports on the minimally invasive Bentall procedure via the right-sided transaxillary approach.