Comprehensive Review of Cardiac Surgery 2025 (Videos + Slides PDFs)

Comprehensive Review of Cardiac Surgery is an online video CME program that takes a thorough look at this uniquely skilled, highly complex field. Authoritative and clinically skilled international speakers provide leading-edge lectures on surgical treatment of the heart and structures of the thoracic aorta while covering a broad spectrum of surgical interventions and procedures.
Cardiac surgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, and cardiac anesthesiologists will gain an effective interpersonal management approach while discovering innovative procedures through evidence-based continuing medical education presentations on open, off-pump, minimally invasive, and robotic-assisted heart surgery.
Topics / Speakers

Applied Science
Surgical Anatomy of the Heart – Christopher Lau, MD
Cardiac Surgery Physiology – Lisa Qia Rong, MD
Cardiac Surgery Pharmacology – Lisa Qia Rong, MD
Perioperative/Intraoperative Care
CT of the Cardiac Surgery Patient – Principles and Practice – Piero Farina, MD
Preoperative Evaluation – Kevin An, MD
Anesthesia – Lisa Qia Rong, MD
Transesophageal Echocardiography for Cardiac Surgery – Lisa Qia Rong, MD
Extracorporeal Circulation – Piero Farina, MD
Myocardial Protection – Kevin An, MD
Postoperative Care – Kevin An, MD
Surgical Management of Complications – Irbaz Hameed, MD
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Revascularization with Percutaneous Devices – Bjorn Redfors, MD
Myocardial Revascularization with Cardiopulmonary Bypass – Irbaz Hameed, MD
Myocardial Revascularization without Cardiopulmonary Bypass – Irbaz Hameed, MD
Minimally Invasive Myocardial Revascularization – Irbaz Hameed, MD
Re-Operative Coronary Artery Surgery – Arnaldo Dimagli, MD
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – Arnaldo Dimagli, MD
Aortic Valve Disease
Aortic Valve Replacement with a Mechanical Cardiac Valve Prosthesis – Arnaldo Dimagli, MD
Stented Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement – Christopher Lau, MD
Stentless Aortic Valve and Root Replacement – Christopher Lau, MD
Surgical Management of Aortic Valve Endocarditis – Christopher Lau, MD
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery – Christopher Lau, MD
Ross and Homograft Operation – Christopher Lau, MD
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Mitral Valve Disease
Mitral Valve Repair – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Surgery for Functional Mitral Regurgitation – Piero Farina, MD
Surgical Management of Mitral Valve Endocarditis – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery – Piero Farina, MD
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Mitral Valve Replacement – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Other Valvular Disease
Tricuspid Valve Disease Surgery – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Multiple Valve Disease Surgery – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Re-Operative Valve Surgery – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
The Great Vessels
Aortic Dissection – Christopher Lau, MD
Root, Ascending, and Arch Aortic Aneurysms – Christopher Lau, MD
Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms – Christopher Lau, MD
Trauma to the Great Vessels – Christopher Lau, MD
Pulmonary Embolism – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Surgical Implantation of Pacemakers and Automatic Defibrillators – Piero Farina, MD
Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation and Left Atrial Appendage Ablation – Piero Farina, MD
Other Cardiac Disorders/Conditions
Surgery for Adult Congenital Heart Disease – Piero Farina, MD
Pericardial Disease – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Cardiac Neoplasms – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Heart Transplantation – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
Heart-Lung Transplantation – Sigrid E. Sandner, MD
ECMO – Joshua B. Goldberg, MD
Date of Original Release: May 31, 2025
Date Credits Expire: May 30, 2028