In this video, cardiac surgeon and CTSNet Senior Editor Vince Gaudiani and Dr. Leonard Lee, Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, examine the anatomy and physiology of the mitral valve in the context of a complex mitral valve repair.
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Mitral Valve Repair Series
November 20, 2024
October 28, 2024
This video, narrated by Dr. Vince Gaudiani, provides techniques and advice for cardiac surgeons new to reoperative sternotomy.
October 22, 2024
This video demonstrates a redo mitral valve repair and left ventricular myectomy performed through the aorta and roof of the left atrium.
October 21, 2024
This video demonstrates a myectomy and mitral valve repair in a 70-year-old woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Dr. Vince Gaudiani shows how to make a septal incision and how to place an annuloplasty ring.
October 14, 2024
This video demonstrates a Cox Maze III procedure and mitral valve repair of a calcified annulus. Dr. Vince Gaudiani shows how to make an incision from the medial tricuspid trigone to the inferior vena cava and how to decalcify the A1 and P1 leaflets.
October 14, 2024
Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates how to perform a complex repair of a calcified posterior leaflet. He shows how to cannulate the femoral vein, remove calcium from under the leaflet, and how to reattach the leaflet.
October 7, 2024
Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates how to perform a complex repair of a mitral valve with a heavily calcified posterior leaflet. He shows how to perform a sternotomy, place an annuloplasty ring, and how to decalcify the leaflet.
October 7, 2024
This video shows an 80-year-old patient who had severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation with pulmonary hypertension. During surgery, Dr. Vince Gaudiani also discovered a sinus venosus defect.
September 30, 2024
This video shows a 55-year-old female patient who underwent a mitral valve repair for prolapse and had an anomalous right coronary artery as well. Dr. Vince Gaudiani performed an upper mini sternotomy, repaired mitral regurgitation, and dissected the right coronary artery to address these issues.
September 30, 2024
Dr. Gaudiani performs a full sternotomy, valve replacement, and right atrial reduction in a 55-year-old patient who has complications from a prior open pulmonary valvotomy.