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This video documents the emergency treatment of a patient with an acute aortic intramural hematoma.
October 20, 2015
This video presents a repair of a mitral valve in a 73-year-old man with history of PND and one episode of pulmonary edema. The patient suffered from severe eccentric mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae and a thickened enlarged P2 segment.
October 15, 2015
This video demonstrates the superior transeptal approach to the left atrium in a patient requiring mitral and tricuspid valve repairs.
October 14, 2015
Leanne Harling moderates a debate on surgeon-specific outcomes reporting between Michael Mack and Stephen Westaby, which was recorded at the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam.
October 13, 2015
In this case report, a patient with aortic stenosis underwent aortic valve replacement. During the procedure, dark pigmentation of the interior aspect of the aorta and sternal joints was discovered, suggesting a rare disorder.
October 6, 2015
This video demonstrates a Florida sleeve valve-sparing aortic root repair, repair of the leaking bicuspid valve with raphe shaving, virtual basal ring annuloplasty and leaflet plication, and ascending through proximal arch replacement with alternate aortic cannulation/clamping.
October 4, 2015
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Past President Jose Pomar interviews current President Martin Grabenwoger on key features of the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting.
October 3, 2015
Pieter Kappetein, Secretary General of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), previews the 2015 EACTS Annual Meeting taking place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
September 30, 2015
In an interview filmed at the 2015 STS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, Tom Nguyen speaks with Michael Reardon, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston, TX.
September 29, 2015
Vinnie Bapat of Guys and St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK, discusses the Edwards FORTIS device, a transcatheter mitral valve device.
September 28, 2015
This video shows a robotic-assisted repair of an anterior mitral valve leaflet perforation from endocarditis and ruptured posterior chordae tendinae.