Educational Resources

The Risks and Benefits of Reoperative Aortic Valve Replacement

— Gaudiani VA, Grunkemeier GL, Castro LJ, Fisher AL, Wu Y The Heart Surgery Forum Vol 7, Issue 2, 2004

The Risks and Benefits of Reoperation Aortic Valve Replacement

— Vincent Gaudiani MD, Gary Grunkemeier PhD, Luis Castro MD, Audrey Fisher MPH, YingXing Wu MD Browse PDF Download Slide

The Mended Hearts Support and Education Program

Mended Hearts, a national nonprofit organization affiliated with the American Heart Association, has been offering its services to heart disease

Some Surgical Aspects of Atrial Fibrillation

— Vincent Gaudiani MD, Luis Castro MD, Audrey Fisher MPH Browse PDF Download Slide Show

Routine Enlargement of the Small Aortic Root: A Preventive Strategy to Minimize Mismatch

— Castro LJ, Arcidi JM, Fisher AL, Gaudiani VA, Annals of Thoracic Surgery; 76:31-6, July 2002 We routinely use aortic

Rethinking Innovation

— Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD – Published on CTSNet.org News & Views IMO, October 3, 2005 For the past half

Our Operative Results

Learn more about our Operative Results in our current Adult Cardiac Surgery Results brochure, which focuses on over 6500 consecutive

Mitral Valve Operations through Standard and Smaller Incisions

— The Heart Surgery Forum, Volume 7, Issue 4, 2004 The objective of this paper is to evaluate the operative

Mitral Valve Operations through Standard and Smaller Incisions

— Vincent Gaudiani, MD, Gary Grunkemeier, PhD, Luis Castro, MD, Audrey Fisher, MPH, YingXing Wu, MD Browse PDF Download Slide

Mitral Valve Design

— Vincent Gaudiani MD This tutorial about the Mitral Valve was made possible by the Heart Valve Division of Medtronic

Maximizing Left Ventricular Mass Regression: Surgical Options in Aortic Valve Replacement

— Vincent A Gaudiani, MD, Luis J. Castro, MD Aortic Valve Surgery First Seen Live on Tuesday, December 7, 2004

Intraoperative Biventricular Pacing: Applications, Techniques, Early Results

— Vincent Gaudiani MD, Luis Castro MD, Audrey Fisher MPH Browse PDF Download Slide Show

How our Cardiac Surgery Program is Rated

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How Can Morbidity and Mortality Conference Contribute to QA?

— Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD – Published on CTSNET.org News & Views IMO, April 2007 Browse PDF

Heart Bypass Surgery Explained – Part 3 of 3

— Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD The third in a three-part patient education series on heart bypass surgery. Watch Video

Heart Bypass Surgery Explained – Part 2 of 3

— Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD The second in a three-part patient education series on heart bypass surgery. Watch Video

Heart Bypass Surgery Explained – Part 1 of 3

— Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD The first in a three-part patient education series on heart bypass surgery. Watch Video

Comprehensive Quality Assurance for Cardiac Surgery

— Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD – Published on CTSNet.org News & Views IMO, November 11, 2004 Customer satisfaction is the

Comprehensive Quality Assurance for Cardiac Surgery

— Vincent Gaudiani MD, Luis Castro MD, Audrey Fisher MPH Browse PDF Download Slide Show

Comprehensive Cerebral Protection during Operations involving the Aortic Arch

— Gaudiani VA, Castro LC, Vial CM, Shuttleworth P, Fisher A: The Heart Surgery Forum Vol 9, Issue 6, October

Biventricular Pacing during Cardiac Operations

— Gaudiani VA, Castro LJ, Fisher AL, The Heart Surgery Forum Vol 6, Issue 6, 2003 Biventricular pacing (resynchronization therapy)

Atrial Fibrillation and the Maze Operation

— Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD This paper explains some basic aspects of atrial fibrillation, describes how the maze operation works,

Aortic Valve Replacement: Strategies to Improve Outcomes

— Vincent Gaudiani MD, Luis Castro MD, Audrey Fisher MPH Browse PDF Download Slide Show

A Mind of Winter

— Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD – Published on CTSNet.org News & Views IMO, February 3, 2004 Thoracic surgery has changed

A Contrarian View of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

— Vincent A. Gaudiani, MD – To be Published on CTSNET.org News & Views, July 2008 Introduction: This condition vexes

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