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Background In symptomatic high-risk patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation (MR), who are not eligible for surgery, Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) or transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) may be an option, especially when ...
A. Maloku +7 more
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Periodontal Medicine Rewired: Mechanisms Linking Periodontitis to Systemic Diseases
This review reorganizes decades of research in periodontal medicine into a multi‐dimensional framework, illustrating how periodontitis influences systemic health through at least seven interconnected mechanisms. ABSTRACT Periodontitis is now recognized not merely as a localized oral condition but as a systemic disease linked to over 70 communicable and
Mario Romandini +3 more
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Pericardial bioprosthetic heart valves were introduced into clinical practice more than 30 years ago. Unfortunately, the long-term results were initially disappointing, particularly with regard to the limited durability of the prosthesis.
Alamanni F. +6 more
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Standardized drainless DAA‐THA closure using Symmetric PDS Plus is safe and efficient, with “time to clinical dryness” serving as a pragmatic indicator of early healing. Furthermore, bikini incisions significantly improve aesthetics without compromising safety, as wound complication risks are primarily driven by host comorbidities.
Tianchen Zhang +11 more
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The CarboMedics prosthetic heart valve: experience with 1,084 implants.
Background and aim of the study: The study aim was to evaluate our clinical experience with the CarboMedics heart valve prosthesis. Methods: Between October 1991 and December 2000, 942 consecutive patients (514 males, 428 females; mean age 58+/-11 years;
VISCARDI, Francesca +8 more
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Management of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombi and Spontaneous Echo Contrast
ABSTRACT Background To analyze the efficacy and safety of various anticoagulation strategies/regimen used for managing thrombus or spontaneous echo contrast in the left atrial appendage. Methods Thrombus or spontaneous echo contrast in the left atrial appendage was detected via transesophageal echocardiography in 83 patients, most often during a stroke
Timnou Bekouti Jean +10 more
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A Reassessment of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Low‐Infection‐Risk Electrophysiology Procedures
ABSTRACT Certain electrophysiology (EP) procedures are associated with minimal tissue disruption and do not involve permanent transvenous leads. As a result, these interventions carry a lower risk of device‐ or procedure‐related infection. These procedures include placement of implantable cardiac monitors, leadless pacemakers, and left atrial appendage
Rahel M. Sileshi +14 more
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Four years' experience with the Edwards-Tekna bileaflet valve prosthesis
Background and aim of the study: Although over 20,000 Edwards-Duromedics valves were implanted worldwide between 1982 and May 1988, use of the valve was voluntarily suspended by the manufacturer in May 1988 on the basis of reported leaflet escapes.
Apaydin, A +6 more
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Effects of a Personalized Nurse-Led Educational Program for New Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulant Therapy after Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation on Adherence to Treatment. [PDF]
Eltheni R +3 more
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BackgroundProsthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) is linked to a poor prognosis following surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). The exploration of sex differences in PPM outcomes is currently limited.
Muhammad Jawoosh +13 more
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