Surgical Case Studies and Clinical Resources

Insights from the OR — advancing cardiac care through shared experience. Surgical photos, studies, articles and videos.

Clinical Resources

Bench Testing of a New, Semirigid, Saddle-Shaped, Complete Mitral Annuloplasty Ring Designed to Circularize During Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Ring Procedures

Allen, Keith B. et al. Structural Heart, Volume 10, Issue 4, 100791

A multiparameter algorithm to guide repair of degenerative mitral regurgitation

McCarthy, Patrick M. et al.

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Volume 164, Issue 3, 867 – 876.e5

Prospective Evaluation of Transseptal TMVR for Failed Surgical Bioprostheses: MITRAL Trial Valve-in-Valve Arm 1-Year Outcomes

Guerrero M,et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Apr 26;14(8):859-872. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.02.027. PMID: 33888231.

Contemporary 1-Year Outcomes of Mitral Valve-in-Ring With Balloon-Expandable Aortic Transcatheter Valves in the U.S

Guerrero ME et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Apr 8;17(7):874-886. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.02.012. PMID: 38599690.

Surgical Case Studies

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair – Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Schäfers

May 16, 2023 | Surgical Cases and Photos

Prof. Schäfers has a unique experience in aortic valve surgery, encompassing aortic valve repair and the Ross operation. He has standardized and simplified these operations systematically. Observe this case video of a bicuspid aortic valve and his use of Genesee Biomedical’s Aortic Tool Kit
Courtesy of The Cardiac Research and Education Saar GmbH and Prof. Schäfers. https://care-saar.com

Aortic Valve Analysis – Joseph Bavaria MD

May 9, 2023 | Surgical Cases and Photos

Observe the Genesee BioMedical Aortic Tool Kit in use.
Courtesy of Joseph Bavaria MD and the Penn Aortic Center: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Photos from the first Robotic-Assisted TruForm™ Annuloplasty Ring

Mar 13, 2021 | Surgical Cases and Photos

Dr. Smith commented that the ring was very easy to suture to and ease of handling was great. Case photos courtesy of Dr. J. Michael Smith. Dr. Smith serves as Network Medical Director of the Cardiovascular and Mitral Valve Surgery Program and Medical Director of...