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Cardiac

November 30, 2021
This video presents an expert technique video of a redo AVR case for paravalvular leak following TAVR.
November 25, 2021
In this editorial paper, Tom Nguyen, Malak Elbatarny, Dominique Vervoort, and Eric Vinck present a brief look into the evolving opportunities to train cardiac surgery residents in a global fashion, taking into consideration our growing international perceptions of training.
November 24, 2021
This video presents a twenty-two-year-old male born with congenital aortic stenosis secondary to a bicuspid aortic valve who had two previous sternotomies. He received an initial open aortic valvotomy at three weeks old.This was followed by Ross procedure with ascending aorta replacement when he reached fifteen.
November 23, 2021
The video demonstrates the technique for performing the FDA approved Convergent Procedure to treat persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation
November 19, 2021
Impressive  decrease of death (by approximaltely 40% !) in 2 years from a small RCT in elective structural heart surgery for degeneration. The assumption is  a benefit  by improvement in right ventricular dynamics
November 18, 2021
The video provides insights into career opportunities and choices, and the evolution to advanced surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.
November 16, 2021
This video presents in-situ BITA for the whole heart using OPCAB technique.
November 15, 2021
Interesting in its candour mini-series of partial arterial revascularisation by left thoracotomy. The perioperative graft failure is delt in some detail.
November 15, 2021
The Aortic Valve replAcemenT versus conservative treatment in Asymptomatic seveRe aortic stenosis (AVATAR) trial is an investigator-initiated international prospective randomized controlled trial that evaluated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis and normal left ventricular function.  The stud
November 9, 2021
A good-size Terumo-sponsored RCT that is set to impact on decisions to discontinue DAPT early after PCI with absorbable stent, a change that will somehow decrease the surgical risk of bleeding in the event of salvage CABG. 

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