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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
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Immune Privilege of Heart Valves
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
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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
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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
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Degeneration of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves: Update 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
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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
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MitraClip and left ventricular reverse remodelling: a strain imaging study
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
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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
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Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Setting of Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement Therapy
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
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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
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