Outcomes of stented bovine pericardial aortic valvular prostheses were evaluated over a 30 year experience. 48% had concomitant CABG and 26% had additional valve procedures at the time of implant. Explants were required in 1.9% at 10 years and in 15% by 20 years. Explant rates were 3-fold higher in patients younger than 60 years. Patient-prosthes
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Aortic valve disease
April 2, 2015
April 2, 2015
This video demonstrates aortic valve bypass surgery on an 83-year-old male patient. This surgery was offered to the patient as an alternative to conventional aortic valve replacement.
March 28, 2015
In a prospective study using MRI before and within 14 days after AVR and TAVI, Crouch and co-authors demonstrated that postoperative aortic regurgitation that was higher in the TAVI group had a significant impact on increasing left atrial size and declining right ventricular function.
March 21, 2015
The authors describe the one-year results of a randomized trial comparing outcomes between transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) among an all-comers cohort of 280 patients.
March 19, 2015
In this discussion filmed at the EACTS 2014 Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy, Marko Turina and Mattia Glauber consider minimally invasive valve replacement, with a focus on the Perceval S sutureless valve.
March 16, 2015
This video shows a surgical repair in a 49-year-old male patient for massive regurgitation of a bicuspid aortic valve in an anteroposterior configuration.
March 16, 2015
Using STS/ACC registry data, the authors updated 30-day outcomes and present 1 year outcomes for TAVR pts. Over 12,000 pts were in the registry; median age was 84, and STS predicted operative mortality risk was 7.1%. 30-day mortality was 7.0%, 1-year mortality was 23.7%. 1-year mortality was associated with advanced age, male sex, end-stage renal
March 10, 2015
Filmed at the 2015 STS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, this roundtable discussion focuses on improving hemodynamics with a next generation aortic pericardial valve.
March 10, 2015
This article describes the technique of composite graft replacement and emphasizes some technical details for the left-handed surgeon.
March 6, 2015
This video demonstrates a transaortic approach for TAVR, through the second intercostal space. Illustrations, photos, 3D CAT scan images, and rotating fluoroscopic images are used to demonstrate this approach.