Surgery for valvular heart disease: a population-based study in a Brazilian urban center.
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundIn middle income countries, the burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains high, but the prevalence of other heart valve diseases may rise as the population life expectancy increases.
Guilherme S Ribeiro +6 more
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Aetiology of sudden cardiac death in sport: a histopathologist's perspective. [PDF]
, 2012 In the UK, when a young person dies suddenly, the coroner is responsible for establishing the cause of death. They will ask a consultant pathologist to carry out an autopsy in order to ascertain when, where and how that person died.
Sheppard, MN
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Initial Surgical Experience with Aortic Valve Repair: Clinical and Echocardiographic Results
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryIntroduction: Due to late complications associated with the use of conventional prosthetic heart valves, several centers have advocated aortic valve repair and/or valve sparing aortic root replacement for patients with aortic valve insufficiency, in ...
Francisco Diniz Affonso da Costa +7 more
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Pattern of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Elderly Patients Admitted in Medical Wards at Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es salaam Tanzania [PDF]
, 2011 Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death in persons over the age 50 years and most importantly it is responsible for considerable morbidity and large burden of disability in the community. Cardiovascular diseases are an increasing cause
Kisenge, Peter Richard
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Total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage in a 60-year-old woman diagnosed in an ECG-gated multidetector computed tomography : a case report and review of literature [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage (TAPVD) is a congenital cardiac defect in which there is no connection between pulmonary veins and the left atrium.
Adamczyk, Piotr +7 more
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Medicine, 2015 Structural deficiencies and functional abnormalities of heart valves represent an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and a number of diseases, such as aortic stenosis, have been recently associated with infectious agents.
Francisco Artur Forte Oliveira +9 more
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Heart valve disease in elderly
World Journal of Cardiology, 2019 The incidence of heart valve disease increases significantly with age. Degenerative abnormalities associated with severe aortic stenosis and mitral and tricuspid regurgitation are found in not less than 10% of the population aged ≥ 75 years. Surgical treatment has been considered for years to be the treatment of choice.
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Including Aortic Valve Morphology in Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations: Initial Findings and Application to Aortic Coarctation [PDF]
, 2012 Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations quantifying thoracic aortic flow patterns have not included disturbances from the aortic valve (AoV). 80% of patients with aortic coarctation (CoA) have a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) which may cause adverse ...
Cava, Joseph Richard +8 more
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Editorial: Heart valve diseases: from molecular mechanisms to clinical implications. [PDF]
Front Mol Med, 2023 Ibarrola J, Lopez-Andres N.
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The Effects of Smoking on the Calcification of the Aortic Valve [PDF]
, 2016 Calcific Aortic Valve Disease is responsible for approximately 28,000 deaths annually and the complete mechanism is not completely understood. The disease is known to be effected by an inflammatory response, osteogenic response and an oxidative stress ...
Pendergraft, Brittany
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