Minimally Invasive Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Course Curriculum

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    INTRODUCTION

    • Welcome to the Minimally Invasive Valve Course
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    OUR PARTNER SPONSORS

    • Partners in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
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    EARLY CONSIDERATIONS

    • INTRODUCTION TO MINIMALLY INVASIVE MITRAL VALVE SURGERY

    • Operating Room Setup

    • Anesthesia Requirements

    • Perfusion Considerations

    • Contraindications to Limited Right Thoracotomy Mitral Valve Surgery

    • Patient positioning

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    IMPORTANT INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT

    • Surgical Instruments & Supplies
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    SECTION 1 - Cannulation Techniques

    • Cannulation Technique

    • Femoral Cannulation and Decannulation

    • Right axillary artery dissection and cannulation

    • Right Axillary Decannulation

    • Intraoperative Tranesophageal Echocardiogram for Venous Cannulation

    • Transeosphageal Echocardiogram for Arterial Cannulation

    • Cannulation Technique full video

    • Axillary Cannulation with 8mm Hemashield Graft
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    SECTION 2 - Chest Exposure

    • Incision location

    • Chest marking

    • Two teams operating

    • Liposomal Bupivacaine field block and intercostal block.

    • Positioning of 5mm Trochar for the Endoscope

    • 5mm Scope position and tricuspid view
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    SECTION 3 - Cardiac Exposure

    • Cardiac Exposure

    • Cardiac Exposure Video

    • Anterior chest wall atrial lift insertion

    • Anterior chest wall Trocar insertion and its use

    • Cardiac dissection

    • Dissection of the aorta from the right pulmonary artery and opening of the oblique sinus

    • Antegrade Cardioplegia

    • Antegrade cardioplegia and root vent cannula insertion

    • Antegrade cardioplegia cannula insertion and crossclamp

    • Endoscopic Mitral Valve Setup: From incision to crossclamp

    • Endoscopic Cardiac surgery from pericardials to arrest

    • Endoscopic from pericardial sutures to arrest

    • Minimally Invasive Caval Control
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    SECTION 4 - Mitral Valve Exposure

    • Mitral Exposure

    • Mitral Valve exposure

    • Annular Suture Placement

    • Papillary Muscle Exposure

    • Managing the prosthesis outside of chest
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    SECTION 5 - Mitral Valve Repair - Posterior Leaflet

    • Posterior valve pathology - P2 flail/prolapse Non-Resectional Techniques

    • P2 Repair with Adjustable multiple chord repair using Figure of 8 Locking Stitch

    • P2 flail repaired with individual ePTFE neochords.

    • A Conversation on measuring chords.

    • P2 Repair using Leipzig Loop Technique (ChordX)

    • Measuring the Distance

    • P3 + P2 repair (Decalcification of P3 and Leipzig Loop P2)

    • P2 Flail repair using triangular resection

    • P2 Flail repair using Triangular resections

    • P1 flail/prolapse

    • P1 Repair with Adjustable Multi chord system using Figure of 8 Locking Stitch

    • P1 and P2 Prolapse repaired with pre-measured chordal system

    • Posterior valve pathology - P3 flail/prolapse

    • P2 repair with pre-measured chords, massive prolapse
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    SECTION 6 - Mitral Valve Repair - Anterior Leaflet

    • Anterior valve pathology - A2 flail/prolapse

    • A2 Repair using Leipzig Loop technique

    • A2 Repair using Adjustable ChordX system and Figure of 8 Locking Stitch

    • A2 Redo Repair using Fibrillatory Arrest

    • A3 flail/prolapse

    • A1 flail/prolapse

    • A1 Repair as part of multi-segment Pathology

    • A1, P1 Repair after Healed Endocarditis

    • A3 repair figure of 8 locking wV

    • P1, A1 repair after healed endocarditis wV
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    SECTION 7 - Mitral Valve Repair - Bileaflet Disease

    • Bileaflet Pathology - Barlow's Disease

    • Bileaflet Prolapse (functional, non Barlow's)

    • Bileaflet Prolapse (functional, non Barlow's) Repair with Large Complete Ring

    • Barlow's Valve Repair with Large Complete Ring

    • Barlow's Valve Repair with posterior leaflet neochordae

    • A2, A3, P2, P3 Repair using Neochordal Reconstruction
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    SECTION 8 - Sizing the Mitral Annulus

    • Sizing the Mitral Annulus

    • Placing the annuloplasty sutures during a repair
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    SECTION 9 - Mitral Valve Replacement

    • Mitral Valve Replacement

    • The rheumatic mitral valve replacement

    • Mechanical MVR in severe rheumatic mitral disease

    • External suture control and prosthesis anchoring.
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    SECTION 10 - Mitral Valve Replacement in MAC

    • The calcified mitral valve and Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC)

    • MVR in severe annular calcification

    • MVR in Endocarditis Complicating MAC

    • MVR in Severe MAC using Ultrasonic Aspiration

    • TAVR in MAC Minimally Invasive
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    SECTION 11 - Tricuspid Valve Surgery

    • Tricuspid Valve Repair

    • Tricuspid Valve Repair in a Massive Right Atrium

    • Tricuspid Valve Replacement

    • Tricuspid Valve Repair Concomitant to Mitral Valve Replacement

    • Tricuspid valve replacement

    • Complex Tricuspid valve repair with Encased RV lead

    • Tricuspid valve replacement

    • Tricuspid repair isolated

    • MVR with concomitant TVrepair

    • Redo MVR TVRepair massive LA

    • Right ventricular permanent epicardial lead placement minimally invasive
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    SECTION 12 - Management of Atrial Septal Defects

    • Atrial Septal Defects

    • Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

    • Large ASD with mitral valve repair performed through it followed by patch closure of the defect.

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    SECTION 13 - Management of Atrial Fibrillation

    • Minimally Invasive Cryoablation

    • Box Lesion performed minimally invasive with MVR

    • PVI performed minimally invasive with MVR

    • Endoscopic Box lesion with anterior leaflet repair
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    SECTION 14 - Management of the left atrial appendage

    • Left Atrial Appendage Management

    • Left atrial appendage closure.
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    SECTION 15 - Benign Cardiac Tumor Resection

    • Benign Tumor Resection

    • Left atrial myxoma resection and mitral valve repair
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    SECTION 16 - Considerations Before Closing

    • Tasks before closure

    • Left atrial closure and deairing.

    • Before Closing

    • Femoral decannulation
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    SECTION 17 - Postoperative Management

    • Postoperative Management
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    Diagnostic Survey

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