Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Dialysis Patients [PDF]
, 2012 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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Mitral degenerative valve leaflets suspected as primary valvular tumor: a case report
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023 Background Echocardiography plays an important role in the diagnosis of heart disease. Sometimes, however, it may also provide misdiagnosis information.
Shiqiang Wang +3 more
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Sixteen year retrospective analysis of rheumatic and non-rheumatic heart disease patients undergoing valve procedures at Groote Schuur Hospital first incidence single aortic and mitral valve replacement [PDF]
, 2012 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Rheumatic heart disease is still the most common cause of valvular heart lesions requiring replacement or repair procedures worldwide.
Ogunrombi, Akinwumi Babatunde
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Applied Sciences, 2023 Mitral annular calcification is a chronic and degenerative process of the fibrous base of the mitral valve. Surgical management of mitral valve dysfunction with severe annular calcification remains technically demanding and, to date, the preferred ...
Cristina Barbero +8 more
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How to assess mitral stenosis by echo - A step-by-step approach
Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging, 2017 Rheumatic mitral stenosis is the commonest valvular heart disease in developing countries. Other causes include congenital abnormalities and degenerative mitral valve disease.
Gnanavelu Ganesan
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Degenerative mitral valve regurgitation: best practice revolution [PDF]
, 2010 Degenerative mitral valve disease often leads to leaflet prolapse due to chordal elongation or rupture, and resulting in mitral valve regurgitation. Guideline referral for surgical intervention centres primarily on symptoms and ventricular dysfunction ...
Volkmar Falk +5 more
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Increasing Temporal Resolution of 3D Transesophageal Ultrasound by Rigid Body Registration of Sequential, Temporally Offset Sequences [PDF]
, 2010 A description of mitral valve function requires both an accurate anatomical description of the three-dimensional (3D) structure as well as a description of the leaflets' rapid motion.
Brady, MaryBeth +23 more
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Structure-function relationships in the aortic valve [PDF]
, 2012 PhDGlobally, heart valve dysfunction constitutes a large portion of the cardiovascular disease load, causing high rates of mortality in European and industrialized countries.
Anssari-Benam, Afshin
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Degenerative mitral valve diseases – from diagnosis to treatment
Cardiologia HungaricaMyxomatous mitral valve disease is one of the most common causes of primary mitral regurgitation in Europe, characterized by progressive degeneration of the valve leaflets, extracellular matrix remodelling, and morphological transformation of the valve ...
Orsolya Sándor-Menyhért +2 more
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, 2021 Degenerative mitral valve disease represents the most common cause of mitral regurgitation in industrialized countries. When left untreated, patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation show a poor clinical outcome.
Del Forno B., Ascione G., De Bonis M.
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