{"id":6290,"date":"2025-12-05T05:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T05:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/?page_id=6290"},"modified":"2025-12-10T17:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:02:40","slug":"why-attend-endoscopic-cardiac-surgeons-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/why-attend-endoscopic-cardiac-surgeons-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon Q&#038;A: Why I Attend the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heart valve surgery is continually evolving with the advancement of technologies and newer techniques to improve patient outcomes. This is especially true in the realm of minimally-invasive heart valve surgery, which encompasses various methods, including transcatheter, endoscopic and robotic approaches. All three of these minimally-invasive surgical methods can mean less pain, fewer days in the hospital, and a faster overall recovery compared to a traditional sternotomy that requires opening the chest to access the heart. However, these methods are incredibly technical, challenging and require experienced surgeons and medical teams.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, we recently attended the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club (ECSC) Meeting, a continuing education and training event where cardiac surgeons collaborate, discuss heart valve disease, and share their learnings from minimally-invasive endoscopic cases. To gain a surgeon\u2019s perspective on the ECSC Meeting and learn more about some of the latest innovations, HeartValveSurgery.com\u2019s founder, Adam Pick, spoke with minimally-invasive expert and aortic valve specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-S.+Chris-Malaisrie-Chicago-Illinois.php\">Dr. Chris Malaisrie<\/a> from Northwestern Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FFI4miYQAsQ?rel=0&#038;si=JASDnxPDFz-RfA1U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Latest Innovations in Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the key insights shared by Dr. Malaisrie:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why do you come to a meeting like this? \u201cFirst of all, the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeons Club is a European association,\u201d said Dr. Malaisrie. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time we\u2019re seeing this club in the United States for endoscopic surgery, which falls in the realm of minimally-invasive cardiac surgery. I\u2019m always surprised and inspired by the innovations that continue to progress in our field. I\u2019ve been doing minimally invasive cardiac surgery for almost two decades, and I am coming here to learn about newer techniques that involve endoscopes and robotic surgery. I think it\u2019s a really exciting time for minimally-invasive surgery.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimally-invasive surgery often results in a quicker recovery. \u201cWhen patients have valve disease, we try to repair it, but occasionally we have to replace the valve. We\u2019re always looking for ways to increase efficiency so we can implant the valve more quickly. Faster valve implants mean shorter operating times and quicker recovery for patients. We\u2019re aiming for a two-week recovery after minimally invasive cardiac surgery. \u201c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6295 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/..\/Images\/heart-valve-replacements-ecsc.png\" alt=\"Heart Valve Replacements\" width=\"650\" height=\"364\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can you discuss what you will be sharing about your own experiences in the operating room with less-suture techniques and what that entails? \u201cI\u2019ll highlight a couple of things we\u2019re talking about regarding sutureless or less suturing of the aortic valve,\u201d said Dr. Malaisrie. \u201cThe first is auto-knotters. We can tie knots either by hand or with a specific device. One device on the market, manufactured by LSI Solutions and called the Cor-Knot, can reduce the implant time for valve replacements. The second aspect of this technique is the method of valve implantation. There is another class of valves called sutureless valves or rapid deployment valves. The two companies that make them are Edwards and Corcym. Edwards makes the Intuity Valve, and Corcym makes the Perceval Valve. These valves can be implanted without the usual 10-12 sutures. Instead, they can be implanted with no sutures at all. They\u2019re anchored by radial force and function very well after five years of data.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6294 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/..\/Images\/cor-knot-image.png\" alt=\"Cor-Knot Device\" width=\"650\" height=\"364\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you think is most important for patients to know about minimally-invasive techniques? \u201cI think we can get the best of both worlds with minimally-invasive heart surgery. On the one hand, it involves open-heart surgery; yet, we can offer patients a minimally-invasive option, providing them with the best of both worlds through procedures like TAVR, MitraClip, or Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER). They can have a quick recovery, typically lasting about three to five days in the hospital, and return to normal activity within about two weeks.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Thanks Dr. Malaisrie and Northwestern Medicine!<\/h2>\n<p>On behalf of all the patients in our community, thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-S.+Chris-Malaisrie-Chicago-Illinois.php\">Dr. Chris Malaisrie<\/a>, for everything you and your team are doing at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois!<\/p>\n<p>Related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/dr-s-chris-malaisrie.php\">Surgeon Spotlight: Chris Malaisrie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-S.+Chris-Malaisrie-Chicago-Illinois.php\">See 75+ Patient Reviews for Dr. Chris Malaisrie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/hospital\/northwestern-memorial-valve-program\">Explore Northwestern Medicine\u2019s Heart Valve Microsite<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep on tickin,<br \/>\nAdam<\/p>\n<p>P.S. For the deaf and hard-of-hearing members of our patient community, we have provided a written transcript of our interview with Dr. Malaisrie below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"cms.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"class_list":["post-6290","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-medical-technology"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6290"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6352,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6290\/revisions\/6352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}