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Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A critical appraisal

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract In spite of intensive research efforts driving spectacular advances in terms of prevention and treatments, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading health burden, accounting for 32% of all deaths (World Health Organization. “Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs).” WHO, February 1, 2017, https://www.who.int/news‐room/fact‐sheets/detail ...
Maria Clotilde Carra, Hélène Rangé, Giuseppina Caligiuri, Philippe Bouchard   +3 more
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Left atrial versus bi-atrial maze operation using intraoperatively cooled-tip radiofrequency ablation in patients undergoing open-heart surgery Safety and efficacy [PDF]

, 2002
ObjectivesWe sought to determine whether limited left atrial Maze surgery encircling each of the pulmonary veins, using cooled-tip radiofrequency (RF) ablation, is as effective as the bi-atrial approach?BackgroundThe original Cox/Maze operation ...
Deneke, Thomas, Khargi, Krishna, Grewe, Peter Hubert, von Dryander, Stefan, Kuschkowitz, Frank, Lawo, Thomas, Müller, Klaus-Michael, Laczkovics, Axel, Lemke, Bernd   +8 more
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Handmade Trileaflet Valve Design and Validation for Pulmonary Valved Conduit Reconstruction Using Taguchi Method and Cascade Correlation Machine Learning Model

IEEE Access, 2018
Pulmonary valve diseases in children and adults include different degrees of stenosis, regurgitation, or congenital defects. Valve repair or replacement surgery is used to treat valvular dysfunction and to improve regurgitations flow for pulmonary valve ...
Chung-Dann Kan, Wei-Ling Chen, Chia-Hung Lin, Jieh-Neng Wang, Pong-Jeu Lu, Ming-Yao Chan, Jui-Te Wu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A contemporary simple risk score for prediction of severe acute kidney injury after heart transplantation

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1166-1175, April 2025.
A contemporary simple risk score for prediction of severe AKI after HT. Abstract Background The aim of this study was to develop a simple risk score to estimate severe acute kidney injury (AKI) risk based on a large contemporary heart transplantation (HT) cohort.
Shuangshuang Zhu, Weihua Qiao, Yixuan Wang, Ying Zhou, Yin Xu, Shijie Wang, Tian Xia, Guohua Wang, Si Chen, Jiawei Shi, Nianguo Dong   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Figure-8 Tachycardia Confined to the Anterior Wall of the Left Atrium [PDF]

, 2004
Incisional atrial tachycardias have been described most frequently in patients with previous corrective surgery for congenital heart defects and mitral valve disease.
Jönsson, Anders, Liuba, Ioan, Walfridsson, Håkan   +2 more
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Severe Versus Mild–Moderate Pulmonary Hypertension: Outcomes Following Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement with Posterior Leaflet Preservation

Surgeries
Background: Pulmonary hypertension is common in left-sided heart valve disease, with historical studies reporting mortality rates up to 31% in severe cases undergoing mitral valve surgery.
Binh Thanh Tran, Viet Anh Le, Dung Tien Nguyen, Duong Minh Vu, Vinh Duc An Bui, Phu Duc Bui, Nam Van Nguyen, Thang Ba Ta   +7 more
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Left Main Coronary Artery Compression following Melody Pulmonary Valve Implantation: Use of Impella Support as Rescue Therapy and Perioperative Challenges with ECMO

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2014
The purpose of this case is to describe the complex perioperative management of a 30-year-old woman with congenital heart disease and multiple resternotomies presenting with pulmonary homograft dysfunction and evaluation for percutaneous pulmonary valve ...
Erica D. Wittwer, Juan N. Pulido, Shane M. Gillespie, Frank Cetta, Joseph A. Dearani   +4 more
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Interventional therapies for chronic heart failure: An overview of recent developments

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1081-1094, April 2025.
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, Si Shi, Yutong Guo, Jie Xiong, Bo Wang, Zengxiang Dong, Dianyu Gao, Yingfeng Tu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

4D Flow Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Uncovers the Cause of Bioprosthetic Pulmonary Valve Dysfunction

JACC: Case Reports, 2019
We present a case of a 20-year-old man with tetralogy of Fallot status post-repair with a transannular patch and left pulmonary artery reconstruction at age 1 and subsequent pulmonary valve replacement with bioprosthetic valve 3 years ago.
Yonatan Z.S. Rotman, MD, Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MSCI, Michael Horowitz, MD, PhD, Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Real‐world characteristics and treatment of cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis: A multicentre, observational study

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1203-1216, April 2025.
The 366 patients diagnosed with transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR‐CM) were analyzed regarding their clinical characteristics in the first year after approval of tafamidis 61 mg for ATTR‐CM in Germany. Nearly two‐thirds of the patients were in an advanced disease stage and 64% met the key criteria of the “Transthyretin Amyloidosis ...
Richard J. Nies, Svenja Ney, Ingrid Kindermann, Yvonne Bewarder, Angela Zimmer, Fabian Knebel, Katrin Hahn, Sebastian Spethmann, Peter Luedike, Lars Michel, Tienush Rassaf, Maria Papathanasiou, Stefan Störk, Vladimir Cejka, Amin Polzin, Fabian Voss, Malte Kelm, Bernhard Unsöld, Christine Meindl, Michael Paulus, Ali Yilmaz, Bishwas Chamling, Caroline Morbach, Roman Pfister   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source