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Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Organic Mitral Regurgitation: Impact of Biventricular Impairment

Circulation, 2013
Background— To assess the prevalence, determinants, and prognosis value of right ventricular (RV) ejection fraction (EF) impairment in organic mitral regurgitation.
T. Le Tourneau, G. Deswarte, N. Lamblin, C. Foucher-Hossein, G. Fayad, M. Richardson, A. Polge, Claire Vannesson, Y. Topilsky, F. Juthier, J. Trochu, M. Enriquez-Sarano, C. Bauters   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Left atrial dysfunction relates to symptom onset in patients affected by severe degenerative mitral regurgitation

Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Background Left atrium (LA) is far from simply being a passive connection chamber between left ventricle and the pulmonary circulation. In patients affected by mitral regurgitation (MR) an impairment in LA compliance and reservoir function, which can be ...
Giacomo Ingallina, Gabriele Paci, Davide Margonato, Leonardo Italia, Francesco Ancona, Stefano Stella, Federico Biondi, Annamaria Tavernese, Martina Belli, Monica Barki, Michele Morosato, Jennifer Wong, Massimo Slavich, Alessandro Castiglioni, Michele De Bonis, Francesco Maisano, Eustachio Agricola   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

ECMO in the Management of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema with Increased Inflammatory Reaction After Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review

Diseases
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema after cardiac surgery is a rare but severe complication. The etiology remains poorly understood; however, the issue may arise from multiple sources.
Raluca Elisabeta Staicu, Ana Lascu, Petru Deutsch, Horea Bogdan Feier, Aniko Mornos, Gabriel Oprisan, Flavia Bijan, Elena Cecilia Rosca   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Mitral Regurgitation Repair on Survival in the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure Trial

Circulation, 2012
Background— Whether mitral valve repair during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) remains unknown.
M. Deja, P. Grayburn, Benjamin Sun, V. Rao, Lilin She, M. Krejca, A. Jain, Yeow Leng Chua, R. Daly, M. Senni, K. Mokrzycki, L. Menicanti, J. Oh, R. Michler, Krzysztof Wróbel, A. Lamy, E. Velazquez, Kerry L Lee, Robert H. Jones   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infants With a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Had Favourable Pulmonary Hypertension Outcomes at 1 Year of Age

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Pulmonary hypertension is frequent in neonates with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, but long‐term data have been scarce. Our aim was to examine its prevalence, evolution and management and identify factors associated with its persistence.
Alice Dirickx, Marilyne Levy, Kelly Mellul, Maxime Coignard, Naziha Khen‐Dunlop, Alexandre Lapillonne, Julien Stirnemann, Elsa Kermorvant‐Duchemin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Unfavourable Outcomes in Children and Adolescents Submitted to Surgical Mitral Valvuloplasty Secondary to Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Background: Mitral valve repair in paediatric patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease is superior to valve replacement and has been used with good results.
Renata Cristina Castro Cruz, Bruna Silva Cordeiro, Felipe de Souza Santos, Caroline Rodrigues Fernandes, Julia Maria Alves Gama, Ana Marice Teixeira Ladeia   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical Palliation Strategy Does Not Affect Interstage Ventricular Dysfunction or Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation in Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Variants

Circulation, 2013
Background— All 3 palliation strategies, Norwood, Sano, and Hybrid, currently used for hypoplastic left heart syndrome pose a risk of myocardial injury at different times and through different mechanisms.
D. Chetan, Y. Kotani, F. Jacques, Jeffrey A. Poynter, L. Benson, K. Lee, R. Chaturvedi, M. Friedberg, G. V. van Arsdell, C. Caldarone, O. Honjo   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Considerations in the treatment of individuals with obesity and periodontitis

Clinical Obesity, EarlyView.
Summary Two common non‐communicable diseases, obesity and periodontitis, are responsible for and affected by systemic inflammation, sharing common risk factors and mechanistic pathways. Periodontitis is an irreversible immune‐mediated inflammatory disease of hard and soft tissue supporting teeth. If left untreated, periodontitis can lead to tooth loss,
Abigail S. Q. Cheong, Jean E. Suvan
wiley   +1 more source

Aortic Regurgitation Quantification Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: Association With Clinical Outcome

Circulation, 2012
Background— Current indications for surgery in patients with significant aortic regurgitation (AR) focus on symptoms and left ventricular dilation/dysfunction.
S. Myerson, J. D'arcy, R. Mohiaddin, J. Greenwood, T. Karamitsos, J. Francis, A. Banning, J. Christiansen, S. Neubauer   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: A case report

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2017
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is an uncommon cardiac anomaly that can be congenital or acquired. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is one of the rare congenital anomalies described in the literature, prevalence being 1% of all congenital anomalies of ...
M Sudhakara Rao, Anand Kumar Agarwal, A Durga Prasad, M Srinivas Reddy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source