An extremely important journal article comprised of two case reports involving valve perforation and insufficiency following use of the Cor-Knot Automated Fastener (LSI Solutions, Victor, NY, USA) during valve replacement.
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Mini-Sternotomy AVR
November 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
Filmed at the 2016 STS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, a group of experts discuss the future of aortic stenosis treatment.
November 24, 2015
A nice short demonstration from Michael Mack of his cannulation technique for minimally invasive AVR with femoral vein cannulation
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.
October 6, 2015
Dr. Michael Mack. Patient Background: 49 year old male, Sever Aortic Stenosis with BicuspidAortic Valve, Normal LV with 60 mmhg peak gradient, Valve area- 0.79 cm2, Moderate Aortic Insufficiency, Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement with a 25 mm Edwards Magna Tissue Valve.
June 9, 2015
This group has operated on 5 patients using a totally endoscopic technique for Aortic Valve replacement. See how in this article
May 12, 2015
This video shows a mini-sternotomy and femoral vein cannulation in an aortic valve replacement. The patient was a 49-year-old male with severe aortic stenosis.
March 5, 2015
This propensity matched single institution study compared conventional aortic valve replacement via a full sternotomy (CAVR) to minimal access aortic valve replacement (MAAVR) via an upper hemisternotomy. Over the eleven year study period a total of 2103 patients underwent isolated aortic valve replacement.
December 10, 2014
Andrew Goodwin of James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, discusses the MAVRIC trial, which is focused on the minimally-invasive manubrium-limited AVR procedure.