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Author(s):
Patricia Fonseca
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Raphael Rosenhek
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Vinayak Bapat
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et al
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3 years ago
Degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) is a chronic progressive valvular disease that affects approximately 1.4 % of individuals over 65 years and 4.6 % of patients older than 75 years in the US.1 While the prognosis of asymptomatic patients with severe AS is generally good, that of symptomatic patients is very poor, with an overall mortality of approximately 80 % at three years once the disease…
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Author(s):
Manuel J Antunes
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3 years ago
After the advent of the heart–lung machine, which permitted open-heart surgery, in 1953, valve surgery was one of the most important advances in cardiac surgery. Initially, only conservative procedures were possible, but the first orthotopic human implantation of an artificial valve, by Starr in 1960, permitted the replacement of most cardiac valves not amenable to repair. Since then, more than a…
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Author(s):
Maxime Teisseire
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Jérôme Caudron
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Jean-Nicolas Dacher
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3 years ago
In patients with severe aortic stenosis (aortic valve area <1cm2 or <0.6cm2/m2) and high surgical risk (haemodynamic instability or significant co-morbidities), surgical aortic valve replacement is often rejected and, unfortunately, balloon valvuloplasty cannot provide a sustained improvement. Percutaneous heart valve (PHV) implantation is an excellent alternative treatment in such cases…
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Author(s):
Dominik Wiedemann
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Thomas Haberl
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Julia Riebandt
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et al
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3 years ago
History of Mechanical Circulatory Support
The first reported clinical use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) was by Liotta and Crawford in 1963. Via a left thoracotomy, an intracorporeal pneumatically driven pump was implanted using left atrial inflow and descending thoracic aortic outflow. Despite the successful implantation, the patient died within a short period of time after the…
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Author(s):
Konstantina Kipourou
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Jamie M O’Driscoll
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Rajan Sharma
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Michael Hoebartner
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Philipp Kiefer
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Michael Andrew Borger
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et al
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3 years ago
Mitral valve regurgitation (MR) is frequently induced by degenerative mitral valve (MV) disease and leads to leaflet prolapse. Therefore, valve repair is a well-proven surgical technique with excellent long-term outcomes.1–5 The risk of declining left ventricle (LV) function or LV enlargement and the development of atrial fibrillation or severe pulmonary hypertension due to chronic volume…
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New Trends and Developments in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis - Towards Optimal Treatment?
Author(s):
Martijn WA van Geldorp
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Johanna JM Takkenberg
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Ad JJC Bogers
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et al
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3 years ago
Article
Author(s):
Firas Zahr
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2 years ago
In this video interview, Dr Firas Zahr (OHSU Hospital, Portland, OR, US) outlines the 30-day outcomes of the Intrepid TMVR Early Feasibility Study, originally presented at TCT 2021. This was a prospective multicenter trial, designed to study the feasibility of the Intrepid TMVR System. At 30 days, findings show favourable haemodynamics and an improved NYHA class in patients with mitral…
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3 years ago
Article
EuroPCR 2022: ALIGN-EFS Finds 100% Procedural Success Rate Using JenaValve Trilogy in Pts With AS
Author(s):
Matti Adam
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1 year ago
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