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Affection of cardiovascular system in antiphospholipid syndrome with non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis

open access: yesТерапевтический архив, 2008
Aim. To study characteristics of cardiovascular affection in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE). Material and methods.
A A Demin, N N Chapaeva, M A Trifonova
doaj  

Pitfalls in TAMVI: experience with the repositionable Lotus® Valve System

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2017
Background Simultaneous transapical implantation of transcatheter heart valves in the native mitral and aortic position may be considered as an alternative to surgical valve replacement in high-risk patients presenting with combined valve disease.
Paul P. Heinisch   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges in rheumatic valvular disease: Surgical strategies for mitral valve preservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In developing countries, rheumatic fever and carditis still constitutes a major public health problem. Patients have special characteristics that differ from those with rheumatic mitral valve disease we still see in developed countries.
Antunes, MJ
core   +1 more source

Challenge in the management of infective endocarditis with multiple valvular involvement

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012
We describe the case of a 41-year-old man with congenital heart disease and infective endocarditis (IE), who presented multiple vegetations attached to the pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves.
Izabella Rodrigues de Araújo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological changes in structural components of human heart valves associated with chronic haemodynamic trauma

open access: yesВісник медичних і біологічних досліджень
The heart valve design is optimally adapted to their physiological function, i.e., the uniform distribution of blood flow in the heart chambers, so even small changes in the structural components of the valves, which are initially functionally ...
L. Fedoniuk   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Which valve is which?

open access: yesAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2015
A 25-year-old man presented with a history of breathlessness for the past 2 years. He had a history of operation for Tetralogy of Fallot at the age of 5 years and history suggestive of Rheumatic fever at the age of 7 years.
Pravin Saxena   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systolic ejection murmurs and the left ventricular outflow tract in boxer dogs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Turbulence of various genesis in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) causes systolic ejection murmurs. The prevalence of murmurs in adult boxer dogs is 50-80%, the majority of which are of low intensity.
Höglund, Katja
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Valva mitral heteróloga sem suporte: resultados clínicos a médio prazo Heterologous mitral stentless valve: mid-term clinical results

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 1996
OBJETIVO: O uso da prótese mitral porcina sem suporte ("Stentless") propicia manutenção das características de fluxo e contratilidade do ventrículo esquerdo. No presente estudo, são analisados os resultados a médio prazo com o uso desse substituto valvar.
Mario O Vrandecic   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

On-pump fibrillating heart mitral valve replacement with the SAPIEN™ XT transcatheter heart valve [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In some high-risk patients, standard mitral valve replacement can represent a challenging procedure, requiring a risky extensive decalcification of the annulus. In particular, high-risk redo patients and patients with a previously implanted transcatheter
Ferrari, Enrico   +3 more
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Starr-Edwards Mechanical Prosthesis for More Than 53 Years in the Mitral Position: A Case Report

open access: yesInternational Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy
Valvular heart disease affects approximately 2.5% of the global population. Starr-Edwards (SE) prosthetic valves are commonly used in the aortic and mitral positions, with reported durability extending up to 40 years.
Roberto Carlos Macías Cervantes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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