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Aortic valve replacement in a bicuspid aortic valve patient followed by reoperation for ascending aorta rupture: a case report

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), the most common congenital cardiac anomaly, predisposes individuals to aortic stenosis and regurgitation due to valve degeneration.

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Contribution of rare chromosome 22q11.2 copy number variants to non-syndromic bicuspid aortic valve

Heart BMJ

Background Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect in adults, often leading to complications such as thoracic aortic aneurysms and aortic stenosis. While BAV is frequently associated with 22q11.2

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Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Patients Over 65: Short-Term Benefits and Long-Term Outcomes

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

session, "Robotic Cardiac Surgery: The Future Is Now," Dr. Tedy Sawma will discuss how mitral regurgitation, increasingly common in aging populations, presents unique challenges for older patients considering surgical treatment options. In todays 11:30 a.m.

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Bicuspid aortic valve repair—current techniques, outcomes, challenges, and future perspectives

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart condition that can lead to some valve-related complications, such as aortic stenosis and/or regurgitation, and is often associated with aortic root dilation.

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8 in 8 Series: Latin Heart Rounds on Mitral Annular Disjunction

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

Video 8 in 8 Series: Latin Heart Rounds on Mitral Annular Disjunction kchalko Mon, 05/20/2024 - 08:24 In this 8x8 video (presented in Spanish), Dr. Juan Crestanello, chief of cardiac surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses annular disjunction of the mitral valve, its medical and surgical implications, and also the operative techniques used (..)

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches New Valve Surgery Risk Calculators

DAIC

Multi-valve The STS used contemporary national data from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database between July 2017 and December 2023 to analyze outcomes of 32,938 patients who underwent multi-valve surgery involving replacement of the aortic valve, plus replacement or repair of the mitral valve with and without concomitant CABG.

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Transcatheter-Based Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

Video Transcatheter-Based Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement nboden Tue, 07/17/2018 - 12:56 The latest advances in mitral valve repair and replacement include a shift toward the transseptal platform. Sloan Guy, MD, MBA – Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital Stephen F.