Mitral Valve Repair Center

Professor Ajit P. Yoganathan, PhD: "From bench to bedside": Celebrating his contributions to cardiac surgery with an honorary fellowship from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Pedro Del Nido, MD, David H. Adams, MD

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), from time to time, has recognized cardiothoracic surgeons who have made highly significant contributions to the advancement of our field and to the care of our patients through either a Scientific Achievement or Lifetime Achievement ...

Lessons from reoperations for mitral stenosis after mitral valve repair

El-Eshmawi A, Sun E, Boateng P, Pandis D, Rimsukcharoenchai C, Anyanwu A, Adams DH

Abstract Background: The durability of mitral valve repair (MVr) is usually defined by the absence of recurrent significant mitral regurgitation. Postrepair mitral stenosis (MS) is a less frequent and less studied mode of failure of MVr. We analyzed our experience in patients who unde...

Imaging for Native Mitral Valve Surgical and Transcatheter Interventions

Livia L. Gheorghe, Sara Mobasseri, Eustachio Agricola, Dee Dee Wang, Federico Milla, Martin Swaans, Dimosthenis Pandis, David H. Adams, Pradeep Yadav, Horst Sievert, Gorav Ailawadi, Paul Sorajja

Abstract There has been rapid progress in transcatheter therapies for mitral regurgitation. These developments have elevated the need for the imager to have a core understanding of the functional mitral valve anatomy. Pre- and intraoperative echocardiography for surgical mitral valve r...

Surgical and Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Mitral Annular Calcification: A Systematic Review

Sophia Alexis, Aaqib Malik, Ahmed El‐Eshmawi, Isaac George, Aditya Sengupta, Susheel Kodali, Rebecca Hahn, Omar Khalique, Syed Zaid, Mayra Guerrero, Vinayak Bapat, Martin Leon, David H. Adams, and Gilbert Tang

Abstract Mitral annular calcification with mitral valve disease is a challenging problem that could necessitate surgical mitral valve replacement (SMVR). Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) is emerging as a feasible alternative in high-risk patients with appropriate anatomy. ...

Commentary: Our short game is long but long game is short!

Paul Stelzer, MD, Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD

Infective endocarditis (IE) represents an important challenge at many levels. This is becoming all the more pressing with the opioid epidemic, which was declared a public health emergency in 2017. The study by Yang and colleagues1 specifically addresses the impact of aortic root abscess...

Procedures and Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Adults

Amine Mazine, MD, Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD

The ideal aortic valve substitute remains elusive. Bioprosthetic valves are the replacement option of choice in elderly patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR). When implanted in young and middle-aged adults, both bioprosthetic and mechanical valves are associated with excess...

Recurrent Coronary Vasospasm After Cardiac Surgery

Rahmouni El Idrissi K, Chauvette V, Lamarche Y, El-Hamamsy I.

Abstract Postoperative coronary vasospasm is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication after cardiac surgery. We present the case of a young patient with osteogenesis imperfecta who developed coronary vasospasm after each of his 2 aortic valve procedures. We believe this cas...

Surgical Management of Mitral Annular Calcification

El-Eshmawi, Ahmed; Alexis, Sophia L.; Sengupta, Aditya; Pandis, Dimosthenis; Rimsukcharoenchai, Chartaroon; Adams, David H.; Tang, Gilbert H.L.

Abstract Purpose of review The aim of the article is to discuss different therapeutic options for patients with severe mitral valve dysfunction because of mitral annular calcification (MAC), including mitral valve repair, conventional mitral valve replacement, percutaneous transcathe...

ASCVTS 2021

This program will be composed of various parallel sessions including the best of the submitted abstracts, lectures from special guest speakers, and joint sessions held with multiple international scientific society experts (AATS Postgraduate Course, STS, EACTS, and the African Society) ...