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Cardiac

January 11, 2024
The first video shows the removal of a Sapiens TAVR, which had become stenotic, and a replacement of a dilated ascending aorta through a mini sternotomy. The second video shows redo valve surgery in a patient who had a surgical AVR then a TAVR in place and required SAVR with left ventricular outflow tract reconstruction after removal of both the TAVR and the previous SAVR.
January 10, 2024
This video is a collaboration between Dr. Nirav Patel, Director of Robotic Cardiac Surgery at Northwell Health in New York, and Michelin star chef Fredrick Berzelius. 
January 10, 2024
This is a report on the first dedicated minimally invasive right atrial retractor for tricuspid valve surgery.
January 9, 2024
Editor in chief Dr. Joel Dunning spoke with Prof. Hans-Joachim Schäfers about his career as an expert surgeon in aortic repair and the Ross procedure. They also discuss the nuances of the Ross procedure in pediatric versus adult patients and the future of aortic surgery.
January 9, 2024
This video presents patch repair of large post-myocardial infarction posterior left ventricular pseudoaneurysm involving the mitral valve apparatus.
January 5, 2024
As a part of the 2023 joint international conference of the African Academy for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and the African Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Dr. Bode Falase presented an update on the Nigeria Open Heart Surgery Registry.
January 4, 2024
The authors used machine learning techniques on twenty-year outcome data from 436 consecutive patients who underwent mitral valve repair over an eighteen-year period. The endpoints were actuarial survival and freedom from moderate or high mitral regurgitation (MR).
January 4, 2024
Acute type A aortic dissection is a highly morbid condition, with high mortality approaching about 40 percent. The authors of this article report that women tend to present with more atypical symptoms and have earlier deterioration compared to men, including neurological dysfunction and more aortic rupture events before surgical intervention.
January 4, 2024
The study of acute aortic syndromes, particularly the study of aortic mechanics, is quite challenging due to the dynamic nature of the aorta, complex and variable geometry, and the presence of a valve in constant motion.
January 4, 2024
Current intraoperative methods for evaluating aortic valve repair often fail to predict the final echocardiographic outcome. The authors developed an aortic valve visualization and pressurization (AVP) device for use during cardioplegia and present results from its use in 24 patients undergoing valve sparing root replacement.

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