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ABSTRACT The case regards a 73‐year‐old male who was referred for consideration of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure. His left atrial appendage was ligated during prior mitral valve surgery, but was noted to be patent on a recent transesophageal echocardiography. An Amulet device was selected based on CT planning.
Zach Rozenbaum, Eric Gnall
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Background Recent evidence has showed us that quality of mitral valve repair is strongly related to volume. However, this study shows how low-volume centers can achieve results in mitral valve repair surgery comparable to those reported by referral ...
Manuel Giraldo-Grueso +4 more
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Update on Transcatheter Treatment of Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation. [PDF]
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Mitral and tricuspid regurgitation represents a clinical challenge. They are associated with a poor prognosis, and many patients are not eligible for conventional surgery.
Boone, R.H. +21 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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Technologies in minimally invasive treatment of severe mitral regurgitation
Mitral valve regurgitation is the second most common valve defect in Europe among adults. Primary mitral regurgitation (MR) results from structural abnormalities of the valve apparatus (e.g., leaflet prolapse, chordae rupture), often due to myxomatous ...
Magdalena Synak +8 more
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Mitral valve prolapse, Click murmurs syndrome, Barlow's syndrome is one of the common cause of mitral valve disease with or without mitral regurgitation. Barlow gave full clinical description of the disorder in 1963.
Nekkanti Venkat Rayudu
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Avaliação de fatores associados à prevalência de fibrilação atrial em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia da valva mitral: 15 anos de experiência de um serviço de cirurgia cardíaca. [PDF]
Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Curso de Medicina.
Ritta, Raphael Corrêa Santa
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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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Functional mitral regurgitation in a patient with acute myocardial infarction
The article describes a clinical case of functional mitral regurgitation in a 76-year-old patient. Upon hospitalization, an echocardiography was performed on an emergency basis, which visualized a violation of the coaptation of the mitral valve flaps ...
N. V. Enenkov +2 more
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Interest in the mitral valve has increased over the past few years with the development of new technologies that allow intervention in patients previously deemed too ill for treatment.
Wendy Tsang
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