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POSSIBILITIES OF INTERVENTIONAL CORRECTION OF CRITICAL AORTIC STENOSIS: CONTEMPORARY STATE OF PROBLEM AND PERSPECTIVES

open access: yesКреативная хирургия и онкология, 2017
The paper studies the issues of aortic stenosis etiology and pathogenesis, clinical assessment of severity based on the distinct symptoms of decompensated aortic defect and echocardiographic measures, and modern methods of aortic stenosis correction ...
S. A. Amzaev   +4 more
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Outcomes in asymptomatic, severe aortic stenosis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Background and aim of the studyPatients with asymptomatic, severe aortic stenosis are presumed to have a benign prognosis. In this retrospective cohort study, we examined the natural history of contemporary patients advised against aortic valve ...
Anette Borger Kvaslerud   +8 more
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48. TAVI – From nursing perspective

open access: yesJournal of the Saudi Heart Association, 2015
Aortic stenosis is a common valvular pathological finding in older adults. Currently, aortic valve replacement is the gold-standard treatment for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.
Aljuhara AlMarzoog
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P7 TELOMERE LENGTH AND AORTIC VALVE CALCIFICATION

open access: yesArtery Research, 2018
Background: Short telomere length (TL) is associated with atherosclerosis development. Aortic valve stenosis, an age-related disease characterized by narrowing of the aortic opening, is mainly caused by aortic valve calcification.
Ilona Saraieva   +3 more
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Quadricuspid aortic valve: a rare cause of aortic regurgitation and stenosis

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2008
Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital condition that occurs not only as an isolated anomaly, but also with other cardiac defects. We describe a 10-year-old boy whose aortic stenosis was diagnosed during infancy.
Selman Vefa Yildirim   +3 more
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Williams-Beuren syndrome: cardiovascular abnormalities in 20 patients diagnosed with fluorescence in situ hybridization

open access: yesArquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2003
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cardiovascular findings and clinical follow-up of patients with Williams-Beuren syndrome. METHODS: We studied 20 patients (11 males, mean age at diagnosis: 5.9 years old), assessed for cardiovascular abnormalities with ...
Sofia Mizuho Miura Sugayama   +8 more
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Never Too Late: A Case Report on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in a 97-Year-Old Patient

open access: yesGeriatrics, 2017
Aortic valve stenosis is a well-recognized valvular problem in the aging population. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is becoming an increasingly popular treatment alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement for frail elderly ...
Mihaela Zegrean
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Transcatheter, valve-in-valve transapical aortic and mitral valve implantation, in a high risk patient with aortic and mitral prosthetic valve stenoses

open access: yesAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2015
Transcatheter valve implantation continues to grow worldwide and has been used principally for the nonsurgical management of native aortic valvular disease-as a potentially less invasive method of valve replacement in high-risk and inoperable patients ...
Harish Ramakrishna   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of statins therapy in aortic stenosis: Meta-analysis comparison data of RCTs and observationals

open access: yesData in Brief, 2016
Aortic stenosis has been shown to share the same risk factors as atherosclerosis which suggested a potential benefit from statins therapy. Fourteen studies which provided the effect of statins treatment on aortic stenosis (AS) were meta-analyzed ...
Ying Zhao   +3 more
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Aortic Valvuloplasty as Bridging for TAVI in High-Risk Patients with Heyde’s Syndrome: A Case Report

open access: yesCase Reports in Medicine, 2012
There is a frequent association between aortic valve stenosis and gastrointestinal bleeding, also known as Heyde’s syndrome. In these patients, the aortic valve replacement should be recommended as “gold standard.” In high-surgical-risk patients, the ...
Cosmo Godino   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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