3D echo was used to preoperatively assess the likelihood of recurrent MR after ring annuloplasty for ischemic MR. Recurrence was asssociated with P3 tethering angle greater than 29.9 degrees (accuracy 92%). The authors suggest that valve replacement rather than ring annuloplasty should be considered in such patients.
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Valve Disease
January 30, 2016
January 23, 2016
In a propensity-matched analysis of the national database of Sweden, Glaser et al found that survival among patients aged 50-69 who underwent aortic valve replacement was significantly better in those receiving a mechanical versus biological valves. In a subgroup analysis this was evident in patients aged 50-59 but not in those aged 60-69.
January 21, 2016
In a debate filmed at the 2015 SCTS Annual Meeting in Manchester, United Kingdom, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr and Francis Wells offer different perspectives on how best to treat non-complex degenerative mitral valve disease.
January 20, 2016
In an interview filmed at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Leanne Harling talks with Gebrine El Khoury, a pioneer of aortic valvuloplasty.
December 15, 2015
In this video, Tirone David gives an invited talk during the STSA 62nd Annual Meeting Postgraduate Program in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
December 7, 2015
Filmed at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this roundtable discussion focuses on current developments and technological improvements in valve surgery.
December 2, 2015
This video shows a right axillary Edwards SAPIEN 3 TAVR implanted through the new apical Certitude delivery system, in a patient with severe aortic stenosis. The postoperative follow-up was uneventful and the patient was discharged home on postoperative day three.
November 12, 2015
In a roundtable filmed at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, Marjan Jahangiri and Mattia Glauber share perspectives on the evolution and current state of aortic valve replacement surgery.
November 11, 2015
2 year outcomes of a randomized trial of MV repair vs MV replacement for severe ischemic MR are reported. LVESVI was similar between the two groups. Recurrent moderate or severe MR was higher in the repair group (59% vs 4%). The repair group suffered higher rates of heart failure and hospital readmission. Mortality rates were not different.
November 3, 2015
The authors propose a novel method of prosthesis sizing, using newly designed sizers and coaptation forceps, which simplifies the steps for the re-implantation of the tricuspid aortic valve.