University of Utah Health1d
Should You Worry About a Heart Murmur?
A heart murmur is a sound often characterized as a "whooshing" or rushing of fluid that can be heard between heartbeats. As ...
BHU docs operate on teen with complex congenital heart defect
Varanasi: An 18-year-old boy with a complex congenital cardiac abnormality was operated on successfully in the ...
Woman Feels ‘Bubbling’ Pain in Her Chest During Workout. Doctors Shocked After She Survives Rare Aortic Tear
A “fit and healthy” woman, Marie Anne August, experienced a “ripping” and bubbling” feeling in her chest. The 45-year-old was ...
Brother’s heart emergency saves sister’s life
A Hoosier’s sudden aortic dissection led to a life-saving discovery: his sister was at risk, too. What seemed like a normal ...
AHA/ASA Journals2d
Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients in the United States: A Report From the STS/ACC TVT Registry
BACKGROUND: Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of ...
Study finds no benefit of routine use of cerebral embolic protection devices on TAVI stroke risk
Using cerebral embolic protection devices during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures does not reduce a ...
News-Medical.Net5d
Embolic protection device does not reduce stroke rate in TAVR procedure
A device designed to remove embolic material—fragments of tissue that can be released into the bloodstream during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—did not result in a reduction in the ...