At the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) 2024 Annual Conference, physician and engineer Dr. Roderic I. Pettigrew presented “Toward CV Health and Longevity: Perspectives on Microstructure, Flow, and Mechanosensing.”
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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 23, 2024
This video demonstrates a resection of a subaortic membrane in a three-year-old child via a vertical right axillary thoracotomy (VRAT).
August 23, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Raja Flores about VATS lobectomy. They discuss his experience and studies in VATS lobectomy and Dr. Flores’s technique for this procedure.
August 23, 2024
At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Meeting 2024, Oleksandr Babliak presented “How to Start Routine Minimally Invasive CABG.” In his presentation, he discussed total coronary revascularization via left anterior thoracotomy (TCRAT) and step-by-step instructions for TCRAT-CABG.
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.