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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... More
September 4, 2024
In this video, a surgeon sketches and explains a surgical procedure using the Bookwalter retractor, emphasizing its role in keeping the surgical site open for better access and visibility. The drawing highlights the retractor's placement and its importance in the operation.
September 2, 2024
Constrictive pericarditis is a long-lasting inflammatory condition that surrounds the heart with a thicker fibrotic pericardium due to the formation of scar tissue. This results in compromised diastolic cardiac function, which leads to heart failure characterized by systemic symptoms without pulmonary congestion. Pericardiectomy is an effective surgical treatment for constrictive pericarditis and has shown significant benefits for patients.
August 30, 2024
Aortic valve repair for insufficiency is sometimes limited by deficient leaflet tissue. During the past two years, the authors have been using autologous aortic wall as a leaflet substitute, with great success. This video provides an early introduction to this technique, serving as a preliminary step to long-term follow-up studies.
August 28, 2024
The video demonstrates a successful tricuspid valve repair using autologous pericardium to address severe tricuspid regurgitation caused by a large mass on the valve. The surgery resulted in only trivial regurgitation post-repair.
August 27, 2024
This video presents the surgical technique for the extended septal myectomy operation, as well as the mobilization of the fibrous trigones and resection of accessory MV chords.
August 26, 2024
This video shows how to prepare Gore-Tex chords for use in mitral repair.
August 26, 2024
This video demonstrates a triangular resection of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve through an upper hemisternotomy and the roof of the left atrium.
Surgical Extraction of a Watchman Device, Amplatzer Plug, and Failed Transcatheter Mitral Prosthesis
August 26, 2024
This video demonstrates the surgical extraction of a Watchman device, Amplatzer occluder, and a failed transcatheter mitral prosthesis on a seventy-eight-year-old male.
August 22, 2024
The Apple Vision Pro system was used for the first time in the world to support decision-making during an endoscopic mitral valve repair procedure. The system gave surgeons the ability to consult and share images with gestures during the procedure, which enabled better identification of the exact margins of the resection of the posterior leaflet. The potential for online consultation and teaching was verified during the case.
August 21, 2024
This video provides a step-by-step, systematic, and precise surgical technique for harvesting the radial artery.