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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Special Populations
Since its food and drug administration (FDA) approval in 2011, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the highly prevalent disease of aortic stenosis.
Khansa Ahmad+7 more
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Cerebrovascular complications and infective endocarditis. impact of available evidence on clinical outcome [PDF]
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening disease. Its epidemiological profile has substantially changed in recent years although 1-year mortality is still high.
De Bellis, Antonio+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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Fate of the Aortic Arch Following Surgery on Aortic Root and Ascending Aorta in Bicuspid Aortic Valve. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Recent guidelines support more aggressive surgery for aneurysms of the ascending aorta and root in patients with bicuspid aortic valve. However, the fate of the arch after surgery of the root and ascending aorta is unknown.
Bilkhu, R+11 more
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De Novo Heterozygous ZFX Frameshift Variant in a Female With an X‐Linked Neurodevelopmental Disorder
ABSTRACT Germline ZFX variants are associated with an X‐linked neurodevelopmental disorder, with 14 males and 16 females reported to date. We describe a 20‐year‐old female with a heterozygous ZFX frameshift variant, p.(Met666Valfs*2), identified by genome sequencing, previously reported in an affected male.
Iftekhar A. Showpnil+8 more
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CASE PRESENTATION This is the case of an 82-year-old man with a past medical history of permanent atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and stable Alzheimer’s disease admitted due to heart failure.
Julia Martínez-Sole+5 more
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Sequencing of NOTCH1, GATA5, TGFBR1 and TGFBR2genes in familial cases of bicuspid aortic valve [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The purpose of our study was to investigate the potential contribution of germline mutations in NOTCH1, GATA5 and TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 genes in a cohort of Italian patients with familial Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV). METHODS: All the coding exons
Cecilia Vecoli+7 more
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ABSTRACT Patients with Turner Syndrome (TS) and those exposed to high concentrations of glucocorticoids have a number of characteristics in common, including an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Pediatric TS patients underwent studies of salivary cortisol (SC) and cortisone (SCn), body composition, continuous glucose monitoring, vascular ...
Lily Jones+6 more
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Genome-wide analysis yields new loci associating with aortic valve stenosis
Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease. Here the authors identify two new AS loci that also associate with bicuspid aortic valve, aortic root diameter and/or coronary artery disease implicating both developmental ...
Anna Helgadottir+45 more
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Bicuspid aortopathy occurs in approximately 50% of patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), the most prevalent congenital cardiac malformation. Although different molecular players and etiological factors (genetic and hemodynamic) have been suggested ...
María Teresa Soto-Navarrete+21 more
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