Thomas Modine of the Regional University Hospital of Lille in France presents a discussion and demonstration of his modified valve sparing technique for aortic valve replacement that employs the 3f Enable valve.
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Aortic valve disease
September 12, 2019
Concomitant aortic root enlargement at the time of surgical aortic valve replacement is an option to avoid patient-prosthesis mismatch. In this single-center study, 4,210 patients underwent aortic valve replacement, of which 171 had concomitant aortic root enlargement.
September 11, 2019
This video demonstrates a ministernotomy for aortic valve replacement.
September 6, 2019
Henmi and colleagues analyzed the results of different reimplantation techniques of segmental arteries during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Among 172 patients, 111 underwent segmental artery reconstruction via graft interposition, 38 via single-cuff anastomosis, and 23 via island reconstruction.
September 4, 2019
E. Murat Tuzcu of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Ourania Preventza of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, discuss valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus redo surgical aortic valve replacement.
August 29, 2019
Using an approach that minimizes valve depth relative to the membranous septum, the authors reduced the need for permanent pacemaker placement to a reliable and predictable 3% compared to the accepted standard of 10%.
August 21, 2019
The authors demonstrate a technique for aortic valve repair, which is durable, simple, reproducible, and economical, and awaits longer term results.
August 20, 2019
In this video, the authors present their totally endoscopic technique for aortic valve replacement with a bovine pericardial prosthesis, using a 3D endoscope, one 3 cm working incision, and two 10 mm ports.
August 14, 2019
Filmed at the Heart Valve Society Annual Meeting 2019 in Sitges, Spain, Sir Magdi Yacoub and Patrick Serruys discuss the future of tissue engineered valves.
August 13, 2019
A most educative cross-Atlantic retrospective study on an always important question. The short accompanying video is also valuable!