CONCLUSION: Given the potential for fatal outcomes, clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion and initiate prompt management,...

CONCLUSIONS: The data obtained from the bioengineering method confirm the validity of the Normo valve's design. Furthermore, the results...

BACKGROUND: Redo aortic and mitral valve surgery with severe mitral annular calcification (MAC) and intervalvular fibrous body destruction is...

CONCLUSIONS: The data obtained from the bioengineering method confirm the validity of the Normo valve's design. Furthermore, the results...

Root enlargement via traditional transverse or oblique aortotomy disrupts the anatomical features of smooth continuity and symmetry from the...

BACKGROUND: Septic pseudoaneurysms of the native ascending aorta are rare and challenging to treat, especially in elderly, comorbid patients...