This video demonstrates a novel mitral valve patch technique utilizing a pericardial patch that safely and effectively treats severe mitral annular calcification in patients, regardless of the surgeon’s experience. It is the must-see first-place winner of the CTSNet 2024 Innovation Video Competition.
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Valve disease
October 21, 2024
To wrap up the CTSNet Guest Editor Series, "Mastering Aortic Root Surgery—Learning From Top Surgeons", cardiac surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor Dr. Lorena Montes was joined by top cardiac surgeons from around the world to discuss aortic root surgery in a recorded panel discussion.
October 15, 2024
The authors present the case of a 39-year-old woman with a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome, a mutation found on FBN1, and aortic root dilatation. She underwent an aortic valve reimplantation using the T. David-V Stanford modification.
October 11, 2024
At the TCHVG 2024 conference, leading surgeons delivered presentations on aortic valves. The leading surgeons include Michael J. Reardon and Juan F. Granada.
September 9, 2024
In this video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates how to perform a simple chordal repair of a P2 prolapse using the Onyx Chord-X system.
June 13, 2024
This paper reports the interim findings from the clinical registry that was initiated after FDA approval to validate the findings of the 386 PROACT trial for the On-X aortic valve. The original trial showed that low dose warfarin (INR range 1.5-2.0) and aspirin were safe starting at least three months after On-X aortic valve implantation.
June 13, 2024
This video describes the authors’ technique for harvesting valved aortic and pulmonary homografts that are needed for various surgical cardiac reconstructions. from human cadaveric hearts.
May 16, 2024
In this publication, the authors aimed to identify methodological differences that led to varied recommendations between the current American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) valvular heart disease (VHD) guidelines.
April 10, 2024
This report presents trends and outcomes of cardiac surgery following initial transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac Surgery Database was queried for all adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery after a previously placed TAVR between January 2012 and March 2023.
April 8, 2024
This webinar discusses the evidence supporting the Ross procedure and discusses the author's surgical technique.