Aims: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is one of the most frequent complications in adult patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Limited experience exists for successful ablation in complex CHD patients with prior Damus-Kaye-Stansel (DKS ...
Alicia Jeanette Fischer+2 more
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Dialysis Patients [PDF]
Background/Aims: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a new therapeutic option for high-risk patients. However, dialysis patients were excluded from all previous studies.
Baglin A+25 more
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Do patients with suspected heart failure and preserved left ventricular systolic function suffer from "diastolic heart failure" or from misdiagnosis? A prospective descriptive study [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To characterise the clinical features of patients with suspected heart failure but preserved left ventricular systolic function to determine if they have other potential causes for their symptoms rather than being diagnosed with 'diastolic ...
Caruana, L.+3 more
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Isolated giant aortic arch aneurysm repair in a 13-year-old girl: a case report
Background Aortic arch aneurysm is a very rare condition in children. Surgery is the life saving procedure but it performing might be challenging due to the complex anatomy.
Volodymyr Vashkeba+7 more
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Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy. [PDF]
Valvular heart disease is a common cause of peripartum cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The hemodynamic changes of pregnancy and their impact on preexisting valvular lesions are described in this paper. Tools for calculation of maternal and fetal risk during pregnancy are also discussed.
Shapiro H, Alshawabkeh L.
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Major Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with One Risk Factor: Impact of Time in Therapeutic Range [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The benefits and harms of oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy in patients with only one stroke risk factor (i.e. CHA2DS2-VASc= 1 in males, or 2 in females) has been subject of debate.
Lip, Gregory Y. H., Proietti, Marco
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Matrix metalloproteinase 7 in diagnosis and differentiation of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a severe disease for which diagnosis often is delayed. Matrix metalloproteinases have been suggested to play a role in vascular remodeling and pulmonary hypertension development. Our aim was therefore to investigate the
Mattias Arvidsson+3 more
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Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas: A 10-year single-center surgical experience and long-term echocardiographic follow-up study [PDF]
Aims. Limited contemporary data are available on the clinical and echocardiographic outcomes after surgery for cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF). The aim of this study was to review the clinical manifestations, pathological characteristics, surgical ...
Brát, Radim+3 more
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Timely and appropriate diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease is an important skill for family physicians. Excessive consultation and diagnostic testing of patients who present with murmurs creates unnecessary anxiety and cost. Yet the failure to make a timely diagnosis of valvular heart disease, or to refer when appropriate, can lead to ...
Bashore, Thomas M, Gardner, Timothy J
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Impact of the indexed effective orifice area on mid-term cardiac-related mortality after aortic valve replacement [PDF]
Background There has been ongoing controversy as to whether prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM, defined as indexed effective orifice area (EOAI)
Akdere, Deniz+8 more
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