This video demonstrates a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement, using neck lines and an Edwards Intuity bioprosethesis.
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Cardiac
September 17, 2014
September 15, 2014
This descriptive study presents the peri-operative and 1-year results of on-pump and off-pump surgery performed in patients enrolled in the Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART). Out of the 3102 patients randomised in the ART trial to undergo either single or bilateral mammary artery grafting, 41% had their surgery performed off-pump.
September 15, 2014
CTSNet is pleased to announce the addition of a Minimally Invasive Portal to its educational resources. The portal is designed to become a comprehensive resource for minimally invasive CT surgery procedures.
September 15, 2014
This video demonstrates a new minimally invasive mitral valve repair simulator.
September 11, 2014
Joel Dunning talks with Marc Gillinov, cardiac surgeon and Surgical Director of the Center for Atrial Fibrillation at Cleveland Clinic. In this interview, Mr. Dunning and Dr. Gillinov discuss mitral valve repair through minimally invasive and robotic techniques.
September 10, 2014
Hugo Vanermen of the University of Leuven takes an in-depth look at the different options for mitral valve repair, including: quadrangular resection, triangular resection, and the "respect approach."
September 9, 2014
This video demonstrates a heart transplantation in a patient with an LVAD.
September 7, 2014
The COPPS-2 trial evaluated the efficacy of oral colchicine in reducing a-fib, post-pericardiotomy syndrome, and pericardial/pleural effusion after cardiac surgery in 360 pts randomized to drug or placebo for 1 month postop. Colchicine reduced the incidence of post-pericardiotomy syndrome (20% vs 30%) but had no important effect on effusions or a-fi
September 6, 2014
OBJECTIVES Biological valves are the most commonly implanted prostheses for aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery in the UK. The aim of this study was to compare performance of porcine and bovinepericardial valves implanted in AVR surgery with respect to survival and reintervention-free survival in a retrospective observational study.
September 5, 2014
This controlled randomized trial examined the benefits of targeted PCI vs medical therapy alone for patients with stable CAD and stenosis who were found to have zones of fractional flow reserve of less than 0.8 at angiography. Patients without regions of FFR <0.8 were entered into a registry. The composite outcome was death, nonfatal MI, or urg