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Cardiac Videos

Video-Assisted Inferior Epigastric Artery Harvesting
The Argument for Open Vein Harvest
Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in Bicuspid Valve With Papillary Fibroelastoma
Approach to Functional Mitral Regurgitation
Repair of Type V TAAA Using Selective Celiac, Superior Mesenteric, and Renal Artery Perfusion
Optimizing Vein Graft Outcomes
Cut and Sew Cox-Maze III Procedure With Mexican Modification
Post MI VSD Intracardiac Double Patch Repair
IRAD: What Have We Learned About Acute Aortic Dissection
Surgical Interventions for Veins

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Off-Pump LIMA to LAD and RIMA to RCA
This is a detailed video of the surgical technique for LIMA to LAD and RIMA to RCA utilizing a total arterial anaortic off-pump approach.
The Argument for Open Vein Harvest
December 7, 2016
Domingos Souza of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden, argues that an open vein harvesting technique, including peri-adventitial fat, is the best option to optimize long-term graft patency.
Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in Bicuspid Valve With Papillary Fibroelastoma
December 5, 2016
This video demonstrates a valve-sparing root replacement (David procedure) with removal of the papillary fibroelastoma and reconstruction of the valve using 180° commissure orientation and cusp plications.
Approach to Functional Mitral Regurgitation
November 30, 2016
Hans-Joachim Schaefers of Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany, discusses the pathophysiology of functional mitral regurgitation.
Repair of Type V TAAA Using Selective Celiac, Superior Mesenteric, and Renal Artery Perfusion
November 29, 2016
This video demonstrates a repair of Type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in a 78-year-old man.
Optimizing Vein Graft Outcomes
November 24, 2016
John Pepper of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, London, UK, considers the causes of vein graft occlusion and discusses possible ways to improve results.
Cut and Sew Cox-Maze III Procedure With Mexican Modification
November 22, 2016
This video demonstrates a Mexican modification to the traditional Maze III procedure.
Post MI VSD Intracardiac Double Patch Repair
November 14, 2016
This video demonstrates a post-MI VSD double patch repair on a patient who had been previously stable on medical management.
IRAD: What Have We Learned About Acute Aortic Dissection
November 10, 2016
Mohamad Bashir of Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom, moderates a panel discussion on the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD).
Surgical Interventions for Veins
November 9, 2016
Gianni Angelini of Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, discusses vein graft failure and surgical techniques to improve vein graft patency rates at all stages.
How to Get Your Paper Published
November 3, 2016
Joel Dunning interviews the current Editors-in-Chief of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

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