When Nate and Marion Weeks got married 35 years ago, little did they know they’d each undergo heart surgery performed by the same doctor 18 years apart.

The standard procedure involves replacement of the valve ... bypass conditions with an aortic cross-clamp in place. If aortic root replacement is required, mechanical and biological options ...

The Aortic Surgery Fellowship emphasizes responsibility for a balance ... descending aorta and thoracoabdominal aorta as well as aortic root and aortic valve repair and replacement. These experiences ...

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the majority without the need for additional surgery two decades later.

Residents and practicing surgeons who have completed their cardiothoracic surgery training (or equivalent ... descending aorta and thoracoabdominal aorta as well as aortic root and aortic valve repair ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a large surgical database may lead to a reassessment of that practice.

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

When pulmonary valve replacement, pulmonary arterioplasty or other surgery is required, the indications for concomitant aortic root replacement are more liberal. The outlook for patients with ToF ...

Without surgery, mortality rates within 2 weeks approach ... Aortic regurgitation: Acute aortic regurgitation can result from dilation of the aortic root. This may cause acute left heart failure ...

The Cardiac Surgery Department of the Republican Clinical Medical Centre of Belarus’ President Administration is actively implementing ...