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Transcatheter versus surgical aortic-valve replacement in high-risk patients. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The use of transcatheter aortic-valve replacement has been shown to reduce mortality among high-risk patients with aortic stenosis who are not candidates for surgical replacement.
Makkar, Raj R +47 more
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Post-stenotic aortic dilatation. [PDF]
Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease affecting up to 4% of the elderly population. It can be associated with dilatation of the ascending aorta and subsequent dissection.
Jahangiri Marjan +5 more
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Short-term results of thoracic aorta aneurysm repair and aortic valve reimplantation
Aim: The study was designed to summarize short-term results of aortic valve reimplantation (David procedure) in patients suffering from thoracic aorta aneurysm and aortic valve insufficiency. Methods: 132 patients were operated for various types of aorta
А. П. Шкет +3 more
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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
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This paper presents the immediate outcomes of valve-sparing operations on the aortic valve and ascending aorta in radical correction of congenital and acquired heart disease. Materials and methods. The study enrolled 50 patients with aortic insufficiency
G. A. Akopov +2 more
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Outcome of aortic valve repair in children with congenital aortic valve insufficiency [PDF]
Surgical aortic valvotomy has a long history of providing excellent palliation for aortic stenosis in infancy and childhood. The fate of aortic valve repairs for dominant aortic regurgitation in this same age group is considerably less clear.From 1990 to 2000, a total of 21 patients underwent aortic valve repair for aortic regurgitation at our ...
Hasaniya, Nahidh +4 more
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Dialysis Patients [PDF]
Background/Aims: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a new therapeutic option for high-risk patients. However, dialysis patients were excluded from all previous studies.
Wessely, Matthias +6 more
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A 75-year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, permanent atrial fibrillation, and chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospital due to exacerbation of chronic heart failure, vertigo, and syncopal events.
Michał Walczewski +5 more
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Local versus general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR)- systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
The hypothesis of this study was that local anesthesia with monitored anesthesia care (MAC) is not harmful in comparison to general anesthesia (GA) for patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVR).TAVR is a rapidly spreading ...
Webb, J +21 more
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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
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