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August 13, 2014
This video offers a step-by-step description of how to perform an aortic valve replacement, and was specifically created for cardiothoracic residents and fellows.
August 11, 2014
Aung Oo of the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital discusses the advantages of the frozen elephant trunk procedure over the traditional two-stage procedure.
August 6, 2014
This video presents a case report, and then demonstrates the resection of a left atrial-septal tumor using a superior septal approach.
August 4, 2014
This video demonstrates a minimally invasive repair of a bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aortic aneurysm through the upper ministernotomy approach.
August 1, 2014
This time lapse video shows a day in the life of cardiac surgeon Navid Madershahian.
July 30, 2014
This video demonstrates a novel concept for extensive use of the neochordae in complex settings, such as diffuse bileaflet prolapse. The "Folding Leaflet" technique focuses on the preservation of normal leaflet motion and the creation of a large surface of coaption to remodel the leaflet.
July 22, 2014
John Elefteriades, William Glenn Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Director of the Aortic Institute at Yale University, discusses the numerous strategies for type-A dissection surgery, including his preferred method of an arch replacement combined with an elephant trunk procedure.
July 21, 2014
This video demonstrates VA ECMO using the right axillary artery and the right femoral vein.
July 15, 2014
James L. Cox, MD, Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery Emeritus at Washington University, discusses the development of the surgical maze procedure.
July 9, 2014
This video is part of a series demonstrating cardiothoracic surgery performed by left-handed surgeons. This video demonstrates left-handed placement of pericardial stays.