Aortic stenosis affects more than 9 million people worldwide and is commonly treated with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), which is known for producing excellent long-term outcomes. Recent advancements in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have shown noninferior or improved outcomes compared to SAVR across various risk levels.
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Valve Disease
October 3, 2024
April 8, 2024
This webinar discusses the evidence supporting the Ross procedure and discusses the author's surgical technique.
March 1, 2024
As a part of the 2023 joint international conference of the African Academy for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and the African Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Professor Salvatore Lentini discussed the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic heart disease in children.
September 5, 2023
This video demonstrates a new modification to the periareolar approach, periareolar minimally invasive technique (PAMI).
August 18, 2023
As a part of the 2023 Australian Thoracic Aortic Symposium, Dr. Marco Di Eusanio presented on frozen elephant trunk without circulatory arrest. Dr. Di Eusanio is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Lancisi Cardiovascular Center and Politechnic University of Marche in Ancona, Italy.
August 4, 2023
Because of the potential risk of early structural valve deterioration, the FDA has sent notice about Abbott’s decision to stop selling and distributing Trifecta aortic surgical heart valves in the United States.
June 5, 2023
Watch Professor Tom Verbelen, from the University Hospital Leuven in Leuven, Belgium, demonstrate a double valve procedure by implanting a Medtronic Avalus™ aortic valve and a Mosaic™ mitral valve.
June 1, 2023
A large RCT suggesting superiority of the transcatheter 'Alfieri' (Mitra-clip, edge to edge) repair over BMT.
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March 9, 2023
A variety of procedures make up CTSNet’s catalog of heart valve content, which has continued to expand as surgeons increasingly focus on perfecting valve surgeries. Explore five of the most popular heart valve videos on the site in the past year and let us know your favorite in the comments.
February 22, 2023
Dozens of millions of people live with RHD yet do not receive the attention they deserve. This Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, CTSNet highlights efforts to evolve RHD from a disease of poverty to a disease of the past.