Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (tPVR) is a key therapy in RVOT pathologies but is associated with long term risks such as infective endocarditis (IE). In fact, some reports claim a higher IE risk compared to surgical pulmonary valve replacement.
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Cardiac
Outcomes of Treatment for Infective Endocarditis Following Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023
With the recent developments in cardiac surgery, the applications for minimally invasive techniques are beginning to expand. This video reports on the minimally invasive Bentall procedure via the right-sided transaxillary approach.
October 11, 2023
This video describes a stepwise approach to repair of a thrombosed infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with a Dacron graft.
October 10, 2023
In the appropriate patient, the Ross procedure provides the best survival curves, hemodynamics, and a normal lifestyle in patients with aortic valve pathology.
October 6, 2023
As a part of the 2023 Australian Thoracic Aortic Symposium, Dr. Edward Chen presented on his methods for valve repair in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve.
October 4, 2023
This qualitative study explores the views and experiences of patients and staff involved in prehabilitation of elective patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This was nested within a wider randomized controlled trial comparing elective cardiac surgery patients undergoing a six-week prehabilitation program against those assigned to usual care.
October 4, 2023
A newly published review by Dr. David on aortic valve sparing operations
October 2, 2023
This video demonstrates minimally invasive mitral valve repair surgery performed successfully on a fifty-one-year-old man with mitral regurgitation secondary to a flail P2 segment.
September 29, 2023
As a part of the 2023 Australian Thoracic Aortic Symposium, Dr. Joe Coselli presented on his methods for open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Dr. Coselli is a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.