Presence Of A Congenitally Bicuspid Aortic Valve Among Patients Having Combined Mitral And Aortic Valve Replacement [PDF]
, 2012 Although bicuspid aortic valve occurs in an estimated 1% of adults and mitral valve prolapse in an estimated 5% of adults, occurrence of the 2 in the same patient is infrequent.
Hamman, Baron Lloyd +5 more
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Use of a novel valve stent for transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement: An animal study [PDF]
, 2009 ObjectiveThe goal of this study was to evaluate valvular functionality after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in sheep using a novel pulmonary valve stent.MethodsFresh porcine pericardium cross-linked with 0.6% glutaraldehyde was treated with L ...
Bai, Yuan +6 more
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Redo Mitral Valve Replacement After Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
Cureus, 2023 The rising preference for percutaneous mitral valve-in-valve replacement (ViV TMVR) over redo surgical mitral valve replacement (MVR) is primarily due to its reduced bleeding risk. This report details a bloodless redo MVR performed for mitral stenosis post-ViV TMVR.
Tsukioka, Yusuke, Jeevanandam, Valluvan
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Fluidic valve for reactor regeneration flow switching [PDF]
, 2004 An unusual and in many respects advantageous no-moving-part valve is described,developed for switching fluid flows in a through-flow reactor that requires a periodic regeneration by temporary replacement of the process fluid by another, regeneration ...
Perera +19 more
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Totally percutaneous valve replacement for severe aortic regurgitation in a degenerating bioprosthesis [PDF]
, 2008 Recently, the feasibility and safety of percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) has been reported in the treatment of degenerative aortic valve stenosis in patients at high-risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR).1 However, so far this ...
Bianco, Roberto +8 more
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Mechanical Valve Replacement Versus Bioprosthetic Valve Replacement in the Tricuspid Valve Position [PDF]
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2013 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and risk of tricuspid valve replacements and to compare bioprosthetic versus mechanical valves.Between 1991 and 2009, 104 consecutive patients (71 women; mean age, 57 ± 10.8 years) with tricuspid valvular disease underwent mechanical TVR (mechanical group; n = 59) or bioprosthetic TVR ...
Won-Chul Cho +6 more
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Is Mitral Valve Repair Safe Procedure in Elderly Patients? [PDF]
, 2010 The aim of this randomized, prospective, study was to evaluate postoperative hospital mortality and morbidity after mitral valve repair by comparing two surgical techniques for resolving mitral valve insufficiency in elderly patients. In comparison were:
Aldo Ivančić +5 more
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Does right thoracotomy increase the risk of mitral valve reoperation? [PDF]
, 2003 ObjectiveThe study objective was to determine whether a right thoracotomy approach increases the risk of mitral valve reoperation.MethodsBetween January of 1993 and January of 2004, 2469 patients with mitral valve disease underwent 2570 reoperations ...
Lars G. Svensson +23 more
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Aortic valve replacement in octogenarians [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2007 As our population ages and life expectancy increases the number of people aged over 80 and more referred for cardiac surgery is growing. This study sought to identify the outcome of aortic valve replacement (AVR) in octogenarians.68 patients aged 80 years or more underwent AVR at the Freeman Hospital, between April 2001 and April 2004.
Bose AK, Aitchison JD, Dark JH
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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 +2 more
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