Artificial intelligence for the echocardiographic assessment of valvular heart disease
Heart, 2022 Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to an explosion of studies exploring its application to cardiovascular medicine. Due to the need for training and expertise, one area where AI could be impactful would be in the diagnosis and ...
Rashmi Nedadur, Bo Wang, W. Tsang
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JHLT Open, 2023 Background: Inflammation and tyrosine-kinases are known mediators in the pathobiology of cardiovascular disease. Plasma biomarkers reflecting these systems may provide a noninvasive complement reflecting hemodynamics, aiding in clinical decision-making ...
Salaheldin Ahmed, MD +3 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]
, 2000 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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Investigations in valvular heart disease [PDF]
Clinical Medicine, 2010 #### Key Points Transthoracic echocardiography should be considered in all patients with potential valve disease Cardiac magnetic resonance provides accurate assessment of valvular function, particularly quantification of regurgitation, and accurate left ventricular mass and volumes ...
D'Arcy, J, Myerson, S
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Sex Differences and Similarities in Valvular Heart Disease
Circulation Research, 2022 As populations age worldwide, the burden of valvular heart disease has grown exponentially, and so has the proportion of affected women. Although rheumatic valve disease is declining in high-income countries, degenerative age-related causes are rising ...
J. DesJardin +4 more
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Dialysis Patients [PDF]
, 2012 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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Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas: A 10-year single-center surgical experience and long-term echocardiographic follow-up study [PDF]
, 2020 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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International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2021 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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Impact of the indexed effective orifice area on mid-term cardiac-related mortality after aortic valve replacement [PDF]
, 2010 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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Matrix metalloproteinase 7 in diagnosis and differentiation of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary Circulation, 2019 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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