Valve sparing aortic root replacement has recently emerged as the preferred procedure, when feasible, for patients undergoing aortic root surgery. Two main options are available to achieve this: the Yacoub procedure (remodeling) and the David procedure (reimplantation).
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Cardiac
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
This week on The Beat, Editor in Chief Joel Dunning speaks with physician’s assistant Alan O’Donnell about his process for filming and editing exceptional cardiothoracic surgical videos.
May 16, 2024
In this clinical video, the authors demonstrate a modified convergent procedure for refractory atrial fibrillation using 3D epicardial voltage mapping and left atrial appendage closure.
May 13, 2024
This video demonstrates how the Ozaki technique can be used to treat rheumatic heart disease in children.
May 10, 2024
Five experts made presentations on topics including the future of non-surgical management of coronary disease, the future of coronary surgery research, new coronary guidelines, and more.
May 10, 2024
This is a video demonstrating Vince Gaudiani’s technique for differential temperatures in cerebral and body circulation in a redo aortic root and proximal arch reconstruction.
May 9, 2024
This video presents the case of surgical resolution in an adult patient with Ebstein’s anomaly.
May 9, 2024
The use of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) has increased in recent years, and surgeons are seeing more patients requiring reoperation after MIMVS. This study analyzed early outcomes and long-term survival in this group.
May 9, 2024
In his presidential address to the AATS annual congregation, Dr. Lars Svensson shared ideas and insights into CT surgeons’ purpose as physicians, what it takes to become a master surgeon (40,000 hours), how surgery is similar to car racing, and what it takes to push the limits of what is possible to drive progress and innovation.
May 9, 2024
This article summarizes the outcomes of 940 patients who underwent transaortic septal myectomy at Cleveland Clinic over a period of five years.