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December 5, 2016
This video demonstrates a valve-sparing root replacement (David procedure) with removal of the papillary fibroelastoma and reconstruction of the valve using 180° commissure orientation and cusp plications.
November 30, 2016
Hans-Joachim Schaefers of Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany, discusses the pathophysiology of functional mitral regurgitation.
November 29, 2016
This video demonstrates a repair of Type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in a 78-year-old man.
November 24, 2016
John Pepper of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, London, UK, considers the causes of vein graft occlusion and discusses possible ways to improve results.
November 22, 2016
This video demonstrates a Mexican modification to the traditional Maze III procedure.
November 14, 2016
This video demonstrates a post-MI VSD double patch repair on a patient who had been previously stable on medical management.
November 10, 2016
Mohamad Bashir of Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom, moderates a panel discussion on the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD).
November 9, 2016
Gianni Angelini of Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, discusses vein graft failure and surgical techniques to improve vein graft patency rates at all stages.
November 3, 2016
Joel Dunning interviews the current Editors-in-Chief of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
October 31, 2016
This video shows a unique case of an intramyocardial hydatid cyst of the left ventricle, along with a pulmonary hydatid cyst, in a 38-year-old female patient.