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Transcatheter

December 4, 2025
This video demonstrates an endoscopic approach to a post-infarction ventricular septal defect using the three-port technique.
November 13, 2025
The authors report seven-year outcomes of the PARTNER 3 trial comparing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in 1,000 low-risk patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis.
November 12, 2025
In this final series installment, "Perfecting TAVR Removal | Skills Sharpening With Vince Gaudiani," cardiac surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor—Education Vince Gaudiani hosted roundtable discussions on the technical aspects of aortic valve replacement after TAVR.
October 31, 2025
At the 2025 EACTS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Lorena Montes spoke with Professor Michael A. Borger and Dr. Mateo Marin-Cuartas about the 2025 ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease.
October 17, 2025
This video demonstrates a redo sternotomy for aortic regurgitation, mitral valve replacement, and revision of a calcified graft in a patient with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
October 16, 2025
This video demonstrates the removal of a failed Evolut transcatheter aortic valve replacement and its replacement with a 27 mm Mosaic biological aortic valve in a patient with advanced lung cancer.
October 16, 2025
This video demonstrates a patient who previously underwent mitral valve surgery and later received a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); however, both the TAVR and the tricuspid valves became severely incompetent. 
October 15, 2025
This video demonstrates the removal of a four-year-old Evolute transcatheter aortic valve replacement and the placement of a 23 mm surgical aortic valve. 
October 15, 2025
This video demonstrates the successful surgical intervention of ascending aorta replacement in a patient following complications from a previously implanted Sapiens TAVR.
October 14, 2025
This video demonstrates the surgical management of a 77-year-old patient with streptococcus endocarditis following a previous transcatheter aortic valve replacement, necessitating an aortic root replacement.

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