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Background Cardiac disease after mediastinal radiotherapy for thoracic malignancy (chest radiotherapy [XRT]) often manifests as progressive aortic stenosis. In patients with XRT‐induced severe aortic stenosis undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (
Eoin Donnellan +10 more
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Comparative study of wall shear stress at the ascending aorta for different mechanical heart valve prostheses [PDF]
An experimental study is reported which investigates the wall shear stress (WSS) distribution in a transparent model of the human aorta comparing a bileaflet mechanical heart valve (BMHV) with a trileaflet mechanical heart valve (TMHV) in physiological ...
Bruecker, C., Li, Q.
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Conduction Abnormalities After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been established as a therapeutic option for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are of intermediate or higher surgical risk.
Somsupha Kanjanauthai +3 more
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Background The ratio of acceleration time/ejection time (AT/ET) is a simple and reproducible echocardiographic parameter that integrates aortic stenosis severity and its consequences on the left ventricle.
Alexandre Altes +10 more
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Dynamic Views of Structure and Function during Heart Morphogenesis [PDF]
Congenital heart defects remain the most common birth defect in humans, occurring in over 1% of live births. The high prevalence of cardiac malformations can be partially attributed to limited knowledge regarding the embryonic roots of the disease.
Forouhar, Arian Soroush
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Abstract The four heart valves are arranged in different planes from each other. The aortic valve is most centrally located being related to all four cardiac chambers.
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A 79-year-old woman was treated with a 23-mm balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve (THV) that was initially complicated by an embolized THV requiring deployment in the descending aorta. She presented 13-years later with a degenerated bioprosthesis
Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid, MBBS, PhD +4 more
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A Case Report of Acute Heart Failure Due to Infective Aortic Endocarditis Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound [PDF]
Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening condition with significant morbidity and mortality, and can require surgical repair.Case Report: A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department for worsening dyspnea and chest pain.
Gallagher, Ryan +3 more
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SUMMARY This paper summarizes the experience in the treatment of a series of 1,370 cases of open-heart surgery. Of these, 964 valvular lesions and the associated pathologic lesion are analyzed. Details of correction and immediate and late results in the treatment of the following groups of lesions were studied: 74 cases of congenital aortic stenosis ...
E J, ZERBINI +2 more
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Moderate Aortic Stenosis: What is it and When Should We Intervene?
Current guidelines recommend aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis in the presence of symptoms or a left ventricular ejection fraction
Sveeta Badiani +4 more
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