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Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Management of Native Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation in Heart Failure Patients

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Atrioventricular regurgitation is frequent in the setting of heart failure. It is due to atrial and ventricular remodelling, as well as rhythmic disturbances and loss of synchrony.
Anne-Céline Martin   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immune Privilege of Heart Valves

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2021
Immune privilege is an evolutionary adaptation that protects vital tissues with limited regenerative capacity from collateral damage by the immune response. Classical examples include the anterior chamber of the eye and the brain.
Morgan A. Hill   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Myocardial Infarction incidence during national lockdown in two French provinces unevenly affected by COVID-19 outbreak: An observational study

open access: yesThe Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2021
Background: A reduction of admission for MI has been reported in most countries affected by COVID-19. No clear explanation has been provided. Methods: To report the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) admission during COVID-19 pandemic and in ...
Eric Van Belle   +45 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prosthetic Heart Valve [PDF]

open access: yesCirculation, 2011
A 55-year-old invasive/clinical cardiologist worked full time, exercised regularly, and was asymptomatic. Two weeks previously, he had new onset of angina on exertion. Echocardiography/Doppler and cardiac catheterization confirmed the clinical assessment of severe aortic stenosis with a valve area of 0.5 cm2/m2.
Grace, Huang, Shahbudin H, Rahimtoola
openaire   +2 more sources

Degeneration of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves: Update 2020

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
The implantation of bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) is increasingly becoming the treatment of choice in patients requiring heart valve replacement surgery.
A. Kostyunin   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ultrasound Guidance to Reduce Vascular and Bleeding Complications of Percutaneous Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Propensity Score–Matched Comparison

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Ultrasound (US) guidance provides the unique opportunity to control the puncture zone of the artery during transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement and may decrease major vascular complications (VC) and life‐threatening or major ...
Flavien Vincent   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

MitraClip and left ventricular reverse remodelling: a strain imaging study

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, 2020
Aims The purpose of this study is to identify echocardiography predictors of clinical response and reverse left ventricular (LV) remodelling in patients with functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) treated with MitraClip.
Konstantinos Papadopoulos   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mid-term results of mitral valve repair using flexible bands versus complete rings in patients with degenerative mitral valve disease: a prospective, randomized study

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2017
Background We aimed to compare the outcomes of mitral valve repair with flexible band (FB) versus complete semirigid ring (SR) in degenerative mitral valve disease patients.
Alexandr V. Bogachev-Prokophiev   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Setting of Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement Therapy

open access: yesApplied Mechanics, 2023
The management of an intracranial hemorrhage in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy presents a significant challenge for medical professionals. Anticoagulant treatment is intended to prevent blood clotting, but it can worsen active brain bleeds ...
Sahar Khan, Faiz Syed, Milan Toma
doaj   +1 more source

Multimodality imaging in the diagnostic approach to a patient with carcinoid heart disease involving four heart valves

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2022
Carcinoid heart disease is a rare condition that occurs in less than half of patients with carcinoid syndrome. The disease mainly affects right‐sided heart valves; however, in 5%–10%, it can also involve left‐sided valves.
Shirin Habibi Khorasani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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