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Giant unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm successfully managed with valve-sparing procedure – a case report

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is an uncommon cardiac anomaly, with an incidence of less than 1% of open heart surgery cases. Its evolution is most frequently silent, being found incidentally or discovered in the event of its acute rupture ...
Miklós Pólos   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aortic valve repair: An exciting journey

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Cardiología, 2022
Aortic valve repair has become an attractive alternative to aortic valve replacement in most of the patients with aortic insufficiency. To improve reproducibility and durability “geometric anatomy” of the valve has been developed to guide the repair ...
Lorena Montes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improved costs and outcomes with conscious sedation vs general anesthesia in TAVR patients: Time to wake up? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BackgroundTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a commonplace procedure for the treatment of aortic stenosis in higher risk surgical patients.
Aksoy, Olcay   +10 more
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Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a High-Risk Patient with a Biocor Bioprosthesis and a Flail Prosthetic Valve Leaflet

open access: yesCardiovascular Innovations and Applications, 2022
An 80-year-old woman with a history of surgical aortic valve replacement with a 21 mm St. Jude Medical Biocor porcine aortic valve 14 years prior presented with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III symptoms, severe aortic insufficiency from a ...
Oliver Abela   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repair of the aortic valve in patients with aortic insufficiency and aortic root aneurysm [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1995
Patients with aneurysms of the ascending aorta or aortic root frequently have aortic insufficiency despite normal aortic leaflets. The aortic valve dysfunction is caused by dilatation of the sinotubular junction, distortion or dilatation of the sinuses of Valsalva, annuloaortic ectasia, or a combination of these problems.
Christopher M. Feindel   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Bailout for Severe Aortic Insufficiency due to Aortic Root Dissection Following Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Repair [PDF]

open access: yesTexas Heart Institute Journal
This novel case documents the successful use of transcatheter aortic valve implantation to treat severe aortic insufficiency arising from aortic root dissection following the repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm in a 75-year-old female patient.
Alejandro Sanchez-Nadales, MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multimodality Evaluation of Aortic Insufficiency and Aortitis in Rheumatologic Diseases

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Aortic insufficiency is commonly observed in rheumatologic diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, Behçet's disease, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and Takayasu arteritis.
Eunjung Choi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repair in traumatic ascending aortic rupture and valve insufficiency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
An 18-year-old patient who had chronic traumatic ascending aortic lesion and valve insufficiency, with severe LV dysfunction, was treated by repair of the aortic wall without prosthesis and of the aortic valve by a gluteraldehyde-treated autologous ...
Antunes, MJ   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Hemangioma of the Atherosclerotic Changed Aortic Valve

open access: yesCase Reports in Cardiology, 2019
The incidence of heart valve hemangioma is very low and is mostly observed in the mitral and tricuspid valve. In 2006, two cases of aortic valve hemangioma were reported for the first time, including one with calcifying aortic valve stenosis.
A. van Broekhoven   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

LVAD with concomitant rapid deployment valve implantation – a case report

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019
Background Aortic valve insufficiency can have significant hemodynamic consequences for patients with left ventricular assist devices. A circulation loop can limit systemic blood flow and increase left ventricular filling pressure. Case presentation A 64-
Daniel D. Holloway   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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