Aortic Valvuloplasty as Bridging for TAVI in High-Risk Patients with Heyde’s Syndrome: A Case Report
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
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Percutaneous dual-valve intervention in a high-risk patient with severe aortic and mitral stenosis
Aortic stenosis is the most frequent and mitral stenosis is the least frequent native single-sided valve disease in Europe. Patients with the combination of severe symptomatic degenerative aortic and mitral stenosis are very rare.
Blaz Mrevlje +2 more
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Ethnical variations in the incidence of congenital heart defects in Gorgan, Northern Iran: A single-center study [PDF]
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly in newborns. This study was performed to determine the live birth incidence of CHD by ethnicity and sex in Gorgan, Northern Iran.
Golalipour, M.J. +4 more
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Ascending aortic aneurysm and aortic valve dysfunction in bicuspid aortic valve disease
BACKGROUND: The relationship of aortic valve dysfunction and ascending aortic aneurysm is unclear in adults with bicuspid aortic valve disease. METHODS: We retrospectively studied 134 consecutive out-patients (98 men, 36 women aged 43+/-18years) with ...
Aydin, A. +15 more
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Interventional therapies for chronic heart failure: An overview of recent developments
Abstract Heart failure (HF), the final manifestation of most cardiovascular diseases, has become a major global health concern, affecting millions of individuals. Despite basic drug treatments, patients present with high morbidity and mortality rates. However, recent advancements in interventional therapy have shown promising results in improving the ...
Bingchen Guo +7 more
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Introduction and objectives: The Lotus Valve device (Boston Scientific) is a second-generation fully-retrievable and repositionable transcatheter aortic valve.
Daniele Gemma +14 more
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Risk factors for paravalvular leak after transcatheter aortic valve replacement [PDF]
Objective. To assess risk factors for paravalvular leak (PVL) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in a large single-center cohort, including measurement of aortic valve calcification using a reproducible method. Methods.
Pollari, Francesco
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Age- and Lesion-Related Comorbidity Burden Among US Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Population-Based Study. [PDF]
Background As patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are living longer, understanding the comorbidities they develop as they age is increasingly important.
Agarwal, Anushree +9 more
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Abstract Aims The extent of irreversible cardiomyocyte necrosis after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major determinant of residual left ventricular (LV) function and clinical outcome. Cell therapy based on CD34+ cells has emerged as an option to help repair the myocardium and to improve outcomes.
Jerome Roncalli +17 more
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Low-Gradient, Low Ejection Fraction Severe Aortic Stenosis: Still a Management Conundrum
The management of patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and a high transvalvular gradient is straightforward. It requires aortic valve replacement. Management of aortic stenosis patients with low flow, low ejection fraction and low gradient is
Blase A. Carabello
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