Cleveland Clinic surgeons have successfully performed the world’s first transcervical robotic aortic valve replacement (AVR) procedures in four patients, utilizing a small incision in the neck for minimally invasive access.
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Cardiac
August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025
This study on patients undergoing open valve surgeries revelated that Cor-Knot fasteners reduced surgery times compared to manual tying in aortic valve replacements and valve surgeries with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
August 28, 2025
In this retrospective study, the authors analyzed outcomes in 245 patients with left-sided infective endocarditis (IE) and noninfected cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) who underwent cardiac surgery, using data from the CAMPAIGN Registry, which included 4,917 patients operated on between 1994 and 2018.
August 28, 2025
This video demonstrates that inadvertently incising the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) during periaortic root dissection is not uncommon, showcasing an RVOT injury and its subsequent repair during a David procedure.
August 27, 2025
In this series, CTSNet invites top cardiothoracic surgeons from around the world to engage in in-depth discussions about important topics in the field of CT surgery by examining specific cases in detail.
August 27, 2025
This video demonstrates the Commando and Hemi-Commando procedures for prosthetic valve endocarditis involving mitral-aortic fibrosa, from the clinical case presentation to a step-by-step procedure.
August 26, 2025
In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Agathe Seguin-Givelet, a thoracic surgeon at Ambroise Pare-Hartmann Hospital in France, about segmentectomy.
August 26, 2025
This video demonstrates a modified re-do Commando procedure as a third surgery following an initial root replacement with mitral valve reconstruction for endocarditis and a subsequent modified Commando procedure with tricuspid valve repair due to recurrence of endocarditis.
August 25, 2025
In this outstanding video, Dr. Vince Gaudiani demonstrates the removal of a right atrial myxoma from a challenging location near the inferior vena cava.
August 25, 2025
This video demonstrates an off-pump technique for managing symptomatic epicardial lead complications, resulting in symptom improvement without the risks associated with traditional bypass surgery.