Joseph Bavaria

Prof. D’Onofrio

Aortic Highlights course

Prof. Girdauskas

Aortic Highlights course, 2023

Prof. Kalavrouziotis

Edwards Lifesciences at EACTS 2022: State of the art in the treatment of aortic valve regurgitation in young patients

Dr. Girdauskas

MVT Aortic 2022, vol.2

Prof. Alessandro Della Corte

MVT Aortic 2022, vol.1

– Patients with an “ascending” phenotype? A separate vale and ascending graft replacement procedure is an option

– Patients with a “root” phenotype? Consider addressing the root earlier (50 mm root diameter)

– Bentall is still the gold standard, but valve-sparing procedures have similarly good results

Prof. Ruggero De Paulis

MVT Aortic 2022, vol.1

– First and foremost, not all bicuspid aortic valves are the same

– Many post-operative measurements and goals are included within to help guide you to optimal patient outcomes

– Check out the insight provided about valve-sparing, valve repair, external annuloplasty, and more

Prof. Alessandro Della Corte

MVT Aortic 2022, vol.1

– New classification system and nomenclature of bicuspid aortic valve (and bicuspid aortic valve disease)

– Genes are important, but a single gene may contribute to fewer than 1% of cases

– Different valve repair techniques according to valve phenotype

Michael Borger, Germany