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.
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August 11, 2016
Torsten Doenst of Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, discusses surgical strategies for challenges faced during minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
August 10, 2016
This video illustrates a no-patch closure for complete atrioventricular canal defects.
August 9, 2016
The following video shows an Edwards SAPIEN 3 TMVR implanted through the apical Certitude delivery system in a patient with severe mitral insufficiency following a bioprosthetic failure.
August 8, 2016
This video describes the technique of transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF procedure).
August 8, 2016
The AATS Clinical Trials Methods Course will provide an intensive and interactive training program for cardiothoracic surgeons across all sub-specialties to acquire the critical skills required in effective clinical trial design and implementation.
August 5, 2016
New Online Journal CME activities are now available from The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
August 4, 2016
In this study, the authors seek to assess the efficacy of radiofrequency and cryo-ablation during typical cardiac surgeries using prolonged ambulatory Holter monitoring.
August 3, 2016
Gaetano Rocco of the National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy, provides an overview of the surgical techniques and materials used for reconstruction after chest wall resection.
August 2, 2016
This video highlights the general approach to both complete and partial sternal cleft repair in pediatric patients.
August 1, 2016
This video shows a uniportal VATS left lower lobectomy. The dissection was performed down to up, and an aberrant vein was incidentally found.
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