This Expert Consensus Document bundle is provided by the AATS Foundation and includes the following: 

Adult Cardiac Global Grand Rounds Webinar
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2025 Expert Consensus Document: Surgical Management of Mitral Annular Calcification

Moderated by:
Ravi K. Ghanta, Baylor College of Medicine
Ahmed El-Eshmawi, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

MAC Definition, Risk Factors, and Classification
Stephanie L. Mick, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine

Preoperative Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Indications for Interventions for Patients With MAC
Serguei Melnitchouk, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Surgical Considerations for MV Repair or Replacement in MAC
David Adams, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Hybrid Transatrial Transcatheter Balloon Expandable Devices (ie, HTMVR) in Patients With MAC
Gilbert H.L. Tang, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Transcatheter MV Intervention in MAC
Mayra Guerrero, Mayo Clinic

Complications of MAC Interventions and Surgery
Matthew A. Romano, University of Michigan

Future Perspectives, Clinical Trials, and Innovations
Eugene A. Grossi, NYU Langone Health

Panel Discussion with Q&A
All faculty

JTCVS article 

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2025 Expert Consensus Document: Surgical Management of Mitral Annular Calcification

Presentation recorded at the 105th Annual Meeting

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2025 Expert Consensus Document: Surgical Management of Mitral Annular Calcification

Presented by:
Ahmed El-Eshmawi, Speaker, Ichan School of Medicine