A technique video on neoaortic valve repair with a subannular ring for complex trileaflet prolapse following an arterial switch operation.
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Cardiac
July 23, 2024
July 19, 2024
At the 2024 SCTS Annual Conference, Aung Oo delivered a speech on AMDS and FET in acute aortic dissection. He discusses the indications and controversies of these methods, such as DeBakey Type 1, Malperfusion, DANE prevention, and remodeling.
Deep Dive Into Aortic Surgery: Mini-Access David Procedure—Endoscopic Assessment of Valve Competency
July 19, 2024
July 18, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Enoch Akowuah and the cardiac surgery team operating in Ghana as they visit the James Cook University Hospital in England. They discuss mission trips in Ghana, the training that is involved, and the impact the program has.
Wearable Devices, Health Care Use, and Psychological Well‐Being in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
July 18, 2024
Wearables are increasingly used by patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) for symptom monitoring and health management, but their impact on patient health care use and psychological well‐being is not well understood.
July 18, 2024
The selection of valve prostheses for patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) remains controversial. In this study, the authors compared the long-term outcomes of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with biological or mechanical aortic valve prostheses.
July 18, 2024
In this large population-based cohort study, long-term mortality and morbidity were investigated in patients undergoing biological surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic valve stenosis. Individual data from the Austrian Insurance Funds from 2010 through 2020 were analyzed.
July 18, 2024
A left atrial appendage of a retroverted orientation is not a well-recognized anatomical variant in the current literature. The authors describe preoperative identification and intraoperative maneuvers that optimize device sitting and ensure complete occlusion of a retroverted left atrial appendage.
July 17, 2024
CTSNet Senior Editor Jill Ley spoke with Dr. Jonathan W. Haft about his presentation on determining brain death in ECMO patients.
July 17, 2024
A technique video detailing how Dr. David Morales implants a total artificial heart.