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 ...
BMJ5d
Pregnancy outcome in thoracic aortic disease data from the Registry Of Pregnancy And Cardiac disease
Thoracic aortic disease is commonly related to hereditary disorders and congenital heart malformations such as bicuspid aortic valve (BAV ... increase of the diameter of 2 mm measured by ...
AHA/ASA Journals5d
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 ...
TCTMD3d
DETECT-AS: Alert System Increase AV Replacement in Eligible Patients
The “passive” notification led to more patients with severe AS undergoing valve replacement, but more can be done still.
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Embattled TAVR Device Myval Meets Expectations in Trial, but Trouble Still Ahead
Pitted against more established balloon-expandable Sapien 3 valves in TAVR for severe aortic stenosis, the Myval devices ...
Medscape6d
Gram-negative Bacterial Endocarditis in Adults: State-of-the-heart
The majority of IE cases are presumably secondary to dental pathology, followed by otitis media or sinusitis • Mitral and aortic valves ... risk factor • Aortic valve involved in 60% of ...
Medscape2d
Cardiac Involvement in Crohn's Disease: Echocardiographic Study
Patients and Methods: A group of 68 patients with CD and a control group of 60 healthy subjects were subjected to a transthoracic echocardiogram with Doppler study. Conclusions: These findings ...