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Redos after Ross procedures can be done safely with excellent long-term results, at Expert Centers. The correct initial Ross strategy should be tailored to patient risk factors, as only the graft-inclusion technique has a 100% freedom from root dilation. annalscts.com/article/view/1…

During this week’s 2-day EACTS AV-Repair and Ross course, the outstanding faculty at St. Luc’s Brussels, Belgium demonstrated state of the art techniques for aortic valve disease with 5 live cases: 3 AV repairs and 2 Ross procedures. Gebrine El Khoury

Nice echocardiographic depiction of a “broken leaflet” in aortic valve prolapse with aortic regurgitation.

Forme fruste unicuspid aortic valve. Arrows mark the two raphae. One well developed and one rudimentary. May be misinterpreted as a Type A bicuspid aortic valve. But it’s not.

In the upcoming issue of the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, guest editor ⁦Bo Yang⁩ , we’ll be sharing some insights into aortic root anatomy and root enlargement techniques. Here a sneak peek. ⁦Gebrine El Khoury⁩ Sameh Said, MBBCh, MD, FACC, FACS

Who can tell what’s going on here? Anybody seen this before?

Felicitaciones a España. Mucho respeto. #EURO2024

When Dr. DeBakey passed away in 2008, I was a general surgery resident ⁦BCM_Surgery⁩ All the residents felt like our grandfather had just passed away. Today, I finally got a chance to visit the US Army Col at Arlington National Cemetery in DC. May he rest in peace.

“Hockey-stick sign” of the aortic valve in rheumatic aortic valve disease. jovs.amegroups.org/article/view/1… Sameh Said, MBBCh, MD, FACC, FACS Gebrine El Khoury

An outstanding event. 5 complex live cases (aortic valve repairs & Ross procedures) over 2 days, interactive presentations by an international faculty + wet lab. Don’t miss the ⁦EACTS⁩ and Brussels course on AV-repair and Ross procedures next year. ⁦Gebrine El Khoury⁩

I’m conducting this poll on behalf of my colleague Laurent de Kerchove & myself: Is aortic valve repair an art or more based on scientific principles? Or both, maybe? Or is it just a total waste of time, coz replacement options are readily available? EACTS AATS

Our latest manuscript in JACC Case report: Rare Case of Valve-Sparing Root Reimplantation in a Patient With an An... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…