A succinct, readable, and well-referenced editorial on extending criteria for surgery on bicuspid aortopathy below the threshold of 4.5 cm diameter. It is even more interesting in the era of increasing industry pressure for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
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Aortic Root
February 17, 2018
A balanced comment on the occasion of the latest retrospective nonrandomised Coselli report on redo thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs).
January 5, 2018
A handy free, short, good quality video on an open valve-in valve procedure.
January 2, 2018
A dense but short and readable editorial arguing for the complexity of risk stratification of aortic pathology.
October 18, 2017
In this video, PEARS inventor and first patient, Tal Golesworthy, interviews the 100th PEARS patient.
May 17, 2017
Surgery for treatment of this aortopathy entailing aortic root replacement was assessed in this single institution retrospective study of 34 children. 90% had valve sparing surgery; there was no operative mortality. Reintervention is commonly needed, and frequent surveillance imaging is recommended.
April 3, 2017
This video shows a modified Bentall-De Bono procedure on a patient who had previously undergone repair for Tetralogy of Fallot.
March 29, 2017
A succinct editorial advancing the case for aortic super-centres
February 14, 2017
This video demonstrates a "floating valve" technique to reduce patient-prosthesis mismatch in cases of small aortic roots.
January 10, 2017
A comprehensive discussion on an important parameter for cardiologists and surgeons dealing with congenital and structural / valve disease, as applicable to the systemic circulation