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This video demonstrates that proximal obstructions can be safely and effectively relieved via a left anterior thoracotomy. This approach is less invasive than a redo median sternotomy, which can be... More
January 5, 2017
This video demonstrates a long segment left anterior descending coronary endarterectomy with saphenous vein angioplasty and LIMA-LAD.
January 3, 2017
In this video, the authors demonstrate a “no-touch technique” for the excision of a left atrial myxoma.
December 20, 2016
This video demonstrates the Leipzig "Loop technique" for complex repairs of mitral disease.
Repair of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage via Bilateral Anterolateral Mini-Thoracotomies
December 19, 2016
This video demonstrates the repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of the left side in an 8-year-old boy.
December 13, 2016
This video shows a minimally invasive approach to harvesting the inferior epigastric artery.
December 7, 2016
Domingos Souza of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden, argues that an open vein harvesting technique, including peri-adventitial fat, is the best option to optimize long-term graft patency.
December 5, 2016
This video demonstrates a valve-sparing root replacement (David procedure) with removal of the papillary fibroelastoma and reconstruction of the valve using 180° commissure orientation and cusp plications.
November 30, 2016
Hans-Joachim Schaefers of Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany, discusses the pathophysiology of functional mitral regurgitation.
November 29, 2016
This video demonstrates a repair of Type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in a 78-year-old man.
November 24, 2016
John Pepper of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, London, UK, considers the causes of vein graft occlusion and discusses possible ways to improve results.