Early and Intermediate Outcomes of Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical Aspiration to Treat Mitral Annular Calcification
The use of CUSA to debride severe mitral annular calcification in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery is associated with acceptable short-term morbidity and mortality and durable intermediate-term results. This technique allows surgical intervention in patients who may otherwise be deemed prohibitive surgical risk.
Authors
- Jeff Mather
- Susan Collazo
- David W. Yaffee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4890-9534)
- R H G McKay
- Wendy Jin
- Sabet W Hashim
Institutions
- Hartford Hospital (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- UConn Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezag016
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00