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Long‐Term Outcomes of Patients With Mediastinal Radiation–Associated Severe Aortic Stenosis and Subsequent Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Matched Cohort Study

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
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]

open access: yes, 2019
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

open access: yesUS Cardiology Review, 2019
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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Relationship Between the Ratio of Acceleration Time/Ejection Time and Mortality in Patients With High‐Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
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]

open access: yes, 2006
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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The Heart Valves

open access: yesCardiology Plus, 2021
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.
openaire   +2 more sources

Repeat Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Follow-Up of Embolized Transcatheter Heart Valve After 13 Years

open access: yesJACC: Case Reports, 2021
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
doaj   +1 more source

A Case Report of Acute Heart Failure Due to Infective Aortic Endocarditis Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
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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HEART VALVE SURGERY

open access: yesThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1965
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?

open access: yesInterventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources, 2021
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
doaj   +1 more source

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