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Coronary protective effect of the J-Valve during transcatheter aortic valve implantation for patients with aortic stenosis and low coronary artery openings

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background In recent years, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become a widely used treatment for low-risk elderly patients. As an alternative to TAVI via the femoral artery, transapical TAVI (TA-TAVI) is a better surgical choice for ...
Quanhui Xu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

One-year outcome with a bovine pericardial valveCentral MessagePerspective

open access: yesJTCVS Open, 2020
Objectives: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a novel surgical bovine pericardial valve for aortic and mitral valve replacements. Methods: Between March 2016 and October 2017, 197 patients (mean age, 66.9 ± 4.9 years; 40.6% were women ...
Jinmiao Chen, MD, PhD   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

The The Impact of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) After Mitral Valve Surgery on Long Term Mortality

open access: yesMajalah Kardiologi Indonesia, 2022
Background: Heart valve disease is still a significant health burden in the world, including Indonesia. The postoperative outcome of mitral valve surgery is influenced by many things, including decreased right ventricular (RV) function, which is the most
Sabrina Erriyanti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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]

open access: yes, 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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Do we need separate risk stratification models for hospital mortality after heart valve surgery? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background. The EuroSCORE (European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation) is often used to benchmark and predict hospital mortality after cardiac surgery. Based mainly upon coronary surgery patients, EuroSCORE may not be optimal for valve surgery
Berenschot, EAJ   +8 more
core   +1 more source

The Role of Chemotherapy in Pediatric Myoepithelial Carcinoma: A Systematic Review of the Literature

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myoepithelial carcinoma (MEC) in pediatric patients is a rare and aggressive malignancy characterized by heterogeneous morphology and variable molecular features. The optimal role of chemotherapy remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review according to PRISMA 2020 guidelines to evaluate chemotherapy in pediatric and young‐adult patients ...
Marco Salvi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tricuspid valve surgery, review of the literature, M.D, Thesis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The heart receives blood and pumps blood from and to the whole body. To do this, it has many parts: There are four chambers: the left atrium, left ventricle, the right atrium, the right ventricle, Four valves, the sinoatrial node (SA Node) and the ...
Souslian, Simon
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Echocardiographic description and outcomes in a heterogeneous cohort of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery with and without mitral annular disjunction: a health service evaluation

open access: yesEcho Research and Practice, 2022
Background Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) is a structural abnormality characterized by the distinct separation of the mitral valve annulus/left atrium wall and myocardium. Little is known about the significance of MAD in patients requiring mitral valve
Sadie Bennett   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Cognitive Phenotyping for Differential Diagnosis and Monitoring in Neurological Conditions

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the utility, accessibility, and equivalence to supervised scales of online cognitive assessment in older individuals with cognitive impairment. Methods Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD, n = 31), idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH, n = 26), and traumatic brain injury (TBI, n = 23) completed online cognitive ...
Martina Del Giovane   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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