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Atrial fibrillation and early clinical outcomes after mitral valve surgery in patients with rheumatic vs. non-rheumatic mitral stenosis

Heart Views, 2012
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia after open heart surgery that can lead to early morbidity and mortality following operation.
S J Mirhosseini, Sadegh Ali-Hassan-Sayegh, Mehdi Hadadzadeh, Nafiseh Naderi, S. M. Y Mostafavi Pour Manshadi   +4 more
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Assessment of Right Ventricular Systolic Function with 3-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Isolated Mild Mitral Stenosis

Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 2023
Background: In rheumatic severe mitral stenosis, right ventricular mechanics deteriorate with the increasing severity of mitral stenosis. Therefore, we aimed to investigate right ventricular mechanics in patients with mild mitral stenosis using 3 ...
Esra Poyraz, Lale Dinç Asarcıklı, Tuğba Kemaloğlu Öz, Şennur Ünal Dayı   +3 more
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Life-threatening hemoptysis following mitral valvuloplasty for rheumatic mitral stenosis

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019
Background: Massive hemoptysis is a rare complication of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis. Its recurrence following successful initial treatment of the stenosis has not, to our knowledge, been described.
Mark E. Sutherland, Hassan Haji, Saif M. Borgan, Kelli M. Eimer, Robert M. Reed, Michael T. McCurdy   +5 more
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Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography incremental value in a case with a rare combination of tricuspid valve prolapse and rheumatic mitral valve stenosis

The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2015
Introduction: The tricuspid valve (TV) is a complex structure (Lamers et al. (1995) [1]). The most common cause of pathologic tricuspid regurgitation is functional, due to annular dilatation with normal leaflet morphology (Sagie et al.
Hani M. Mahmoud, Rasheed A. Saad, Mohammed A. Al-Ghamdi   +2 more
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Left Ventricular Remodeling Shortly after Open Mitral Valve Replacement for Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021
Introduction: Left ventricular dysfunction after surgical treatment of mitral stenosis is uncommon. We intend to determine the pattern of left ventricular remodeling, shortly after open mitral valve replacement for rheumatic mitral stenosis, with in ...
Marcus Vinicius Silva Ferreira, Cláudio Ribeiro da Cunha, Gabrielle Santos Oliveira, Maria Estefânia Otto, Fernando Antibas Atik   +4 more
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Dialysis Patients [PDF]

, 2012
Background/Aims: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a new therapeutic option for high-risk patients. However, dialysis patients were excluded from all previous studies.
Wessely, Matthias, Schoenermarck, Ulf, Rau, Simon, Fischereder, Michael, Steinbeck, Gerhard, Kupatt, Christian, Lange, Philipp   +6 more
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MitraClip for mitral valve regurgitation and transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic valve stenosis: state-of-the-art

, 2021
There is a worldwide expansion in percutaneous therapy for valvular heart disease. Rapidly evolving technology and the general increase in life expectancy will support the evolution of new treatment options dedicated to structural heart interventions ...
Dziewierz, Artur, Dudek, Dariusz, Tokarek, Tomasz, Tomasz Tokarek, Artur Dziewierz, Dariusz Dudek   +5 more
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Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement for inoperable severe aortic stenosis. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) is the recommended therapy for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are not suitable candidates for surgery. The outcomes beyond 1 year in such patients are not known.
Makkar, Raj R, Dewey, Todd M, Pocock, Stuart, Brown, David L, Pichard, Augusto D, Bowers, Bruce, Siegel, Robert J, Smith, Craig R, Webb, John G, Tuzcu, Murat, Moses, Jeffrey W, Williams, Matthew R, Babaliaros, Vasilis C, Thourani, Vinod H, Kapadia, Samir, Svensson, Lars G, Jilaihawi, Hasan, Kodali, Susheel, Bavaria, Joseph E, MD, Fontana, Gregory P, Akin, Jodi J, Douglas, Pamela S, Bavaria, Joseph E, Herrmann, Howard C, Leon, Martin B, PARTNER Trial Investigators, Anderson, William N   +26 more
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Degenerative Mitral Stenosis—Diagnostic Challenges and Future Directions

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Determining the severity of stenosis in degenerative mitral stenosis (DMS) is fraught with challenges. Neither a high trans-mitral gradient nor a small valve area calculation is sufficiently diagnostic for DMS due to variable left atrial and left ...
Abdulaziz Joury, Christopher Puleo, Anjani Golive, Yvonne Gilliland, Gregg S. Pressman, Salima Qamruddin   +5 more
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Sixteen year retrospective analysis of rheumatic and non-rheumatic heart disease patients undergoing valve procedures at Groote Schuur Hospital first incidence single aortic and mitral valve replacement [PDF]

, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Rheumatic heart disease is still the most common cause of valvular heart lesions requiring replacement or repair procedures worldwide.
Ogunrombi, Akinwumi Babatunde
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