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A Case of an Unusual Clinical Course of Mitral Stenosis
Background. The stage 4 mitral stenosis is accompanied by atrial fibrillation which significantly worsens the prognosis due to the possibility of thromboembolic complications.
Rostyslav M. Vitovskyi +5 more
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A 40-year-old man with history of closed mitral valvotomy performed for rheumatic mitral stenosis 10 years prior was admitted to our hospital with atrial fibrillation and dyspnea on exertion. Posteroanterior (Figure 1) and lateral (Figure 2) chest radiographs exhibited the following classic findings of chronic mitral stenosis. Figure 1.
Nikhil Prakash, Patil, Karuna, Katti
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Abstract Aims This study aimed to evaluate the change of the main electrocardiographic (ECG) characteristics and their prognostic role across the main subtypes of cardiac amyloidosis [light‐chain amyloidosis (AL) and hereditary (ATTRv) and wild‐type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt)].
Alessia Argirò +20 more
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Abstract Wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt‐CM) is a progressive and infiltrative cardiac disorder that may cause fatal consequences if left untreated. The estimated survival time from diagnosis is approximately 3–6 years. Because of the non‐specificity of initial symptom manifestation and insufficient awareness among treating ...
Yasuhiro Izumiya +9 more
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Preoperative Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure and Survival in Patients Undergoing Valve Replacement for Mitral Stenosis [PDF]
Introduction: High pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) is a critical survival parameter in patients with severe mitral stenosis. We investigated changes in PAP and their impact on survival in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement for severe mitral ...
Ömer Faruk Rahman +5 more
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Reconstructive surgery of idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, systolic anterior motion and severe mitral regurgitation [PDF]
Hypertrophie obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is an idiopathic disease frequently associated with systolic anterior motion (SAM). The anterior leaflet of mitral valve is sucked by Ventury effect into the left ventricle outflow tract making subaortic ...
Stojanović Ivan +5 more
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Classical supravalvar aortic stenosis and peripheral pulmonary stenosis [PDF]
Supravalvar aortic stenosis as well as peripheral pulmonary stenosis are rare forms of congenital heart disease, which occur, however, relatively frequently in association.
Ramakrishnan, S. +3 more
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Mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation
Mitral stenosis was noted and described both as clinical picture and pathological finding for the first time by John Mayow in 1669. It took more than a century, when in 1827 Robert Adams recognized that `extremely irregular action of the heart is almost ...
Negreva, M.
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Interventional therapies for chronic heart failure: An overview of recent developments
Abstract Heart failure (HF), the final manifestation of most cardiovascular diseases, has become a major global health concern, affecting millions of individuals. Despite basic drug treatments, patients present with high morbidity and mortality rates. However, recent advancements in interventional therapy have shown promising results in improving the ...
Bingchen Guo +7 more
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Clinical and echocardiographic differences between rheumatic and degenerative mitral stenosis
Introduction: Degenerative mitral stenosis (DMS) is frequently cited as increasing in prevalence in the developed world, although comparatively little is known about DMS in comparison to rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS).
Tony Yi-Wei Li +9 more
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