Dysphagia: A Novel Risk Factor for Poor Outcomes Following Cardiovascular Procedures
Background Dysphagia, an increasingly recognized clinical marker of frailty, is prevalent among older adults yet its impact on cardiovascular postprocedural outcomes remains undetermined. This study evaluated the association between dysphagia and adverse
Anagh Astavans +10 more
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Oral History Interview with Jack Edge
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue with Jack Edge. Edge joined the Navy in 1941. He served aboard the USS Pelias (AS-14). They were conducting submarine overhauls at the Submarine Base where the ship was berthed during the ...
Edge, Jack
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Predictive Utility of EROA/LVEDV Ratio in Mitraclip Outcomes: Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study
Background: The effective regurgitant orifice area to left ventricular end-diastolic volume (EROA/LVEDV) ratio has been proposed to distinguish proportionate from disproportionate functional mitral regurgitation and to guide patient selection for ...
Vivek Joseph Varughese +9 more
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Resurgence of the Tricuspid Valve: A Comprehensive Review of Transcatheter Interventions
Tricuspid valve, once considered a “forgotten valve,” is experiencing a remarkable resurgence in clinical practice. Previously viewed as a secondary consequence of left-sided heart disease, tricuspid regurgitation is now recognized as an independent ...
Krishna Santhosh Vemuri +3 more
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GeminiOne transcatheter edge-to-edge repair: comparative hemodynamic and biomechanical evaluation
BackgroundTranscatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is frequently used to treat mitral regurgitation (MR) patients. Despite its widely reported efficacy, complications such as single-leaflet device attachment (SLDA) and loss of leaflet insertion (LLI) can
Kai Wang +6 more
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Paradox of disproportionate atrial functional mitral regurgitation and survival after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair. [PDF]
AIMS This study aims to assess the applicability of the mitral regurgitation (MR) proportionality concept in patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation (aFMR) treated with transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER).
Lukas Stolz +19 more
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Pulmonary Vein Thrombus After Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair
A 76-year-old female with a complicated medical history presented for Watchman (Boston Scientific) placement 2 months after mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER).
Aakash Rana +3 more
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Applying the TRILUMINATE Eligibility Criteria to Real-World Patients Receiving Tricuspid Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. [PDF]
BACKGROUND According to the Clinical TRIal to EvaLUate Cardiovascular OutcoMes IN PAtients Treated with the Tricuspid ValvE Repair System (TRILUMINATE) trial, transcatheter tricuspid edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) improves quality of life beyond medical
Rudolph, Volker +18 more
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OBJECTIVE: We describe a successful mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in a patient with primary ciliary dyskinesia and situs inversus (Kartagener syndrome).
Ubben, Timm +4 more
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Echocardiographic Imaging to Guide Tricuspid Interventions
Transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions may offer patients less invasive treatment alternatives to surgery. This review evaluates the use of echocardiography to determine anatomic suitability and guide the 2 most common classes of device currently ...
Rebecca T. Hahn, MD
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