ARTICLES ON VALVULOPATHIES
Ten-year outcomes of the Epic® porcine valve: is the Abbott® as good as it looks?
This retrospective observational study, based on real-world data, aimed to assess the 10-year outcomes of the St. Jude/Abbott Epic® porcine mitral valve.
Survival analysis in the presence of paravalvular leak after TAVI: size does matter
This was a single-center, retrospective observational cohort study that assessed the prevalence of paravalvular leak (PVL) following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in over 3000 patients and its impact on long-term survival based on leak severity.
When to intervene in aortic stenosis? current recommendations and what the future may hold.
We review the indications for intervention in aortic stenosis (AS) according to the 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines, offering a practical perspective on how to apply these recommendations in real-world surgical settings. Additionally, we analyze recent evidence that may anticipate significant updates in future guideline revisions.
Tenacity versus obstinacy: five-year echocardiographic results of the PARTNER 3 trial
Subanalysis of the hemodynamic performance by echocardiography of Edwards LifeSciences® surgical bioprostheses and TAVR devices in the PARTNER 3 trial with five-year follow-up
Surgical explantation of TAVI: key lessons for a safe and reproducible technique.
Surgical commentary on transcatheter aortic valve explantation in settings of dysfunction and endocarditis, based on videos published in the Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and CTSNet, along with recent technical articles addressing reproducible surgical strategies to avoid complete aortic root replacement and to manage these increasingly common cases with greater safety.
The prince and the pauper: crowning the remodeling technique with external annuloplasty
Comparative outcomes of the CORONEO® external ring versus a homemade Dacron ring for annular stabilization in aortic root remodeling surgery.
A simple maneuver with major impact: technique to dramatically reduce permanent pacemaker implantation after Perceval® valve deployment
Retrospective observational study evaluating a modified surgical technique for sutureless Perceval valve implantation aimed at reducing the need for permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) by displacing the membranous septum.
The dark side of mitral valve repair: insights into failure mechanisms using neochordae
This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the mechanisms of repair failure in a cohort of 344 patients who underwent isolated mitral valve repair.
Aortic valve replacement with or without annular enlargement: does size matter?
This retrospective observational study compared midterm outcomes after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with annular enlargement versus isolated AVR in 124 surgically treated patients.
Suture or combination with collagen plug? the ACCESS-TAVI trial on vascular closure following transfemoral TAVI
Critical analysis of the randomized ACCESS-TAVI trial, published in the European Heart Journal, which compares two femoral closure strategies after transfemoral TAVI.