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Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae infective endocarditis with embolic events: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
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, Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, Roney Orismar Sampaio, Masahiko Akamine, Elinthon T. Veronese, Francisco Monteiro de Almeida Magalhaes, Maria Rita Elmor Araújo, Flavia Rossi, Marcelo M. C. Magri, Ana Catharina Nastri, Tarso A. D. Accorsi, Vitor E. E. Rosa, David Provenzale Titinger, Guilherme S. Spina, Flavio Tarasoutchi   +14 more
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Ten-year outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement with a contemporary supra-annular porcine valve in a Medicare populationCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2022
Objective: Bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement remains an important treatment option in the era of transcatheter interventions. Real-world outcomes are not well characterized because of limited prospective follow-up studies. We present the 10-
Robert J. Wiechmann, MD, Leonard Y. Lee, MD, Yang Yu, PhD, Julie B. Prillinger, PhD, Dan Gutfinger, MD, Bradford Blakeman, MD   +5 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]

PLoS ONE, 2017
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, Lea Demarchi, Frederico Moraes Ferreira, Pablo Maria Alberto Pomerantzeff, Carlos Brandao, Roney Orismar Sampaio, Guilherme Sobreira Spina, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Luiza Guilherme   +9 more
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New Insights into Valve Hemodynamics

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2020
Heart valve diseases are common disorders with five million annual diagnoses being made in the United States alone. All heart valve disorders alter cardiac hemodynamic performance; therefore, treatments aim to restore normal flow.
Gil Marom, Shmuel Einav
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Recent progress in biomaterials for heart valve replacement: Structure, function, and biomimetic design

View, 2021
Heart diseases caused by structure and function degradation is troubling millions of people all over the world. With the extension of human lifespan, the demand for heart valve replacement is rapidly increasing.
Ziyu Shao, Tingting Tao, Hongfei Xu, Cen Chen, In‐Seop Lee, Sungmin Chung, Zhihui Dong, Weidong Li, Liang Ma, Hao Bai, Qianming Chen   +10 more
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Incidence of Bacterial Endocarditis after Heart Valves Replacement Surgery in Mashhad (from 2012 to 2016) [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2022
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, Gholamreza Safarpoor, Hamid Hoseinikhah, Omid Javdanfar, Soroush Mir, Zahra Moeinipour, Aliasghar Moeinipour   +6 more
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Protective Effects of Fucoxanthin on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Calcification of Heart Valve Interstitial Cells

Marine Drugs, 2021
Cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and aortic valve sclerosis involve inflammatory reactions triggered by various stimuli, causing increased oxidative stress.
Yi-Fen Chiang, Chih-Hung Tsai, Hsin-Yuan Chen, Kai-Lee Wang, Hsin-Yi Chang, Yun-Ju Huang, Yong-Han Hong, Mohamed Ali, Tzong-Ming Shieh, Tsui-Chin Huang, Ching-I Lin, Shih-Min Hsia   +11 more
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Valvular heart diseases in women

The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2021
Background Valvular heart disease is a common health problem affecting both sexes and all age groups. Almost all guidelines are based on studies that mainly involved male patients.
Ghada Youssef
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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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Comprehensive microRNA profiling reveals potential augmentation of the IL1 pathway in rheumatic heart valve disease

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2018
Background Valvular heart disease is a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality, especially in China. More than a half of valvular heart diseases are caused by acute rheumatic fever. microRNA is involved in many physiological and pathological processes.
Qiyu Lu, Yi Sun, Yuyin Duan, Bin Li, Jianming Xia, Songhua Yu, Guimin Zhang   +6 more
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