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Abstract Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most prevalent hereditary disorder, affecting approximately 1% of all live births. A reduction in morbidity and mortality has been achieved with advancements in surgical intervention, yet challenges in managing complications, extracardiac abnormalities, and comorbidities still exist.
Karanjot Chhatwal +5 more
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Abstract Background Mutations in the TTN gene, encoding the muscle filament titin, are a major cause of inherited dilated cardiomyopathy. Early‐onset skeletal muscle disorders due to recessive TTN mutations have recently been described, sometimes associated with cardiomyopathies.
Julie Wacker +6 more
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Abstract This study aimed to develop a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model of ambrisentan in pediatric patients (8 to <18 years) with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and compare pediatric ambrisentan systemic exposure with previously reported adult data.
Malek Okour +5 more
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The latest European guidelines for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients recommend initiating four major therapeutic classes rather than the sequential initiation from the previous guidelines. Without any evidence from randomized controlled trials, the perception and the practical approach to these guidelines by practicing ...
Charles Fauvel +35 more
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We report the case of a 58‐year‐old female with severe postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (averaged mean pulmonary arterial pressure was 49 mmHg, pulmonary arterial wedge pressure 29 mmHg, and right atrial pressure 8 mmHg) due to heart failure with ...
Fabrice Bauer +9 more
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Abstract As the demographics of congenital heart disease (CHD) have shifted, there are now more adults living with CHD than children in North America. This presents unprecedented challenges as patients with CHD acquire noncardiac comorbidities and seek care for a variety of reasons, including noncardiac surgery and emergency department (ED) visits. CHD
Michelle Keir +9 more
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Micra AV leadless pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Abstract Background Transvenous pacemaker (PM) implantation is a complication in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Recently, a second generation of leadless PMs able of atrioventricular (AV) synchronous pacing has been introduced and could be an alternative when ventricular pacing is required after TAVI.
Alexis Mechulan +14 more
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Transfemoral access remains the most widely used peripheral vascular approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Despite technical improvement and reduction in delivery sheath diameters of all TAVI platforms, 10–20% of patients remain ...
Nils Perrin +7 more
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60 Years After the First Woman Cardiac Surgeon: We Still Need More Women in Cardiac Surgery
In 1960, Dr Nina Starr Braunwald became the first woman to perform open heart surgery. Sixty years later, despite the fact that women outnumbered men in American medical school in 2017, men still dominate the field of cardiac surgery.
Sophie Weiwei Gao, MD +12 more
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Le ballon de contre pulsion intra-aortique (BCPIA) est fréquemment utilisé en chirurgie cardiaque, comme moyen d'assistance circulatoire en cas de bas débit cardiaque.
Brahim Elahmadi +10 more
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