Assisting Heart Valve Diseases Diagnosis via Transformer-Based Classification of Heart Sound Signals
Background: In computer-aided medical diagnosis or prognosis, the automatic classification of heart valve diseases based on heart sound signals is of great importance since the heart sound signal contains a wealth of information that can reflect the ...
Dong Yang+8 more
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Hypothermia-induced accelerated idioventricular rhythm after cardiac surgery; a case report
Background Accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR) is a slow ventricular arrhythmia, commonly due to myocardial ischemia in coronary artery disease.
Saeid Hosseini+6 more
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Rheumatic Heart Valve Disease Pathophysiology and Underlying Mechanisms
Rheumatic heart valve disease (RHVD) is a post-infectious sequel of acute rheumatic fever resulting from an abnormal immune response to a streptococcal pharyngitis that triggers valvular damage.
Livia S A Passos, M. C. Nunes, E. Aikawa
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Efficacy and safety of mechanical pulmonary valve replacement: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Background Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is the most common valve replacement procedure for pulmonary valve dysfunction in congenital heart diseases (CHD).
Rafati A+15 more
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Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae infective endocarditis with embolic events: a case report
Background Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) infections, usually related to upper airways involvement, could be highly invasive. Especially in developing countries, non-toxigenic C.
Antonio de Santis+14 more
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Incidence of Bacterial Endocarditis after Heart Valves Replacement Surgery in Mashhad (from 2012 to 2016) [PDF]
Introduction: Bacterial endocarditis is one of the high mortality complications after the valve surgery. Despite the medical advancements, the mortality rate of Bacterial Endocarditis has not been decreased.
Atefeh Ghorbanzadeh+6 more
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Mixed Valvular Disease Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Quantification and Systematic Differentiation Using Clinical Measurements and Image-Based Patient‐Specific In Silico Modeling [PDF]
Background: Mixed valvular disease (MVD), mitral regurgitation (MR) from pre‐existing disease in conjunction with paravalvular leak (PVL) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), is one of the most important stimuli for left ventricle (LV)
Amrute, Junedh M.+13 more
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Rheumatic Heart Disease and Myxomatous Degeneration: Differences and Similarities of Valve Damage Resulting from Autoimmune Reactions and Matrix Disorganization. [PDF]
Autoimmune inflammatory reactions leading to rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) result from untreated Streptococcus pyogenes throat infections in individuals who exhibit genetic susceptibility.
Carlo de Oliveira Martins+9 more
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Eigenhearts for diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) [PDF]
Common cardiac diseases such as cardio-myopathy, coronary artery diseases, and valve diseases, result in abnormal myocardial movement, which could eventually lead to heart failure, also called congestive heart failure (CHF). CHF is a disease in which the
Ahanathapillai, Vijayalakshmi+1 more
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ACVIM consensus statement guidelines for the diagnosis, classification, treatment, and monitoring of pulmonary hypertension in dogs. [PDF]
Pulmonary hypertension (PH), defined by increased pressure within the pulmonary vasculature, is a hemodynamic and pathophysiologic state present in a wide variety of cardiovascular, respiratory, and systemic diseases.
Abbott, Jonathan+9 more
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