iatrogenic left main coronary artery stenosis after aortic valve
... location and rapid evolution. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential for the patient’s survival. The usual clinical picture includes severe angina, ventricular arrhythmias, congestive heart failure and sudden death. It usually appears within the first six months but may occur up to thirty mont ...
... location and rapid evolution. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential for the patient’s survival. The usual clinical picture includes severe angina, ventricular arrhythmias, congestive heart failure and sudden death. It usually appears within the first six months but may occur up to thirty mont ...
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease Beyond the Aortic Root
... aortic dilation in patients with BAV. Such a view gains support from a recent prospective study by Biner et al. (7), who discovered aortic root dilation in one-third of the first-degree relatives of BAV patients who had normal tricuspid aortic valves. Those investigators also found that indexes of a ...
... aortic dilation in patients with BAV. Such a view gains support from a recent prospective study by Biner et al. (7), who discovered aortic root dilation in one-third of the first-degree relatives of BAV patients who had normal tricuspid aortic valves. Those investigators also found that indexes of a ...
High implantation technique during CoreValve replacement in a
... a Medtronic CoreValve (MCV) is generally recommended. However, severe left ventricular hypertrophy and sigmoid septum are also risk factors for the development of conduction disturbances with the usage of MCV. The depth of implantation of MCV within the left ventricular outflow tract and larger or s ...
... a Medtronic CoreValve (MCV) is generally recommended. However, severe left ventricular hypertrophy and sigmoid septum are also risk factors for the development of conduction disturbances with the usage of MCV. The depth of implantation of MCV within the left ventricular outflow tract and larger or s ...
Stenotic Semilunar Valve in Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
... from 12 babies less than six months of age, seven of whom had deformed and incompetent truncal valves. In these latter seven, refractory cardiac failure had been present. Van Praagh and Van Praagh reported the pathologic findings in one case with probable truncal valvular stenosis. Victorica and ass ...
... from 12 babies less than six months of age, seven of whom had deformed and incompetent truncal valves. In these latter seven, refractory cardiac failure had been present. Van Praagh and Van Praagh reported the pathologic findings in one case with probable truncal valvular stenosis. Victorica and ass ...
pericarditis - UMF IASI 2015
... Electrical alternans (reflects pendular swinging of the heart within the enlarged pericardial space, and/or beat-to-beat changes of ventricular filling). Suggests tamponade, even it’s not a specific feature (may be noted as well in constrictive pericarditis, tension pneumothorax, etc). Various t ...
... Electrical alternans (reflects pendular swinging of the heart within the enlarged pericardial space, and/or beat-to-beat changes of ventricular filling). Suggests tamponade, even it’s not a specific feature (may be noted as well in constrictive pericarditis, tension pneumothorax, etc). Various t ...
Calculation Of Stenotic Valve Orifice Area
... calculate the valve orifice area will underestimate the actual anatomic valve area in cases where regurgitation coexists with stenosis. It is worth noting that many patients with mitral stenosis have coexistent tricuspid regurgitation. As indicated in Chapter 8, tricuspid regurgitation may cause the ...
... calculate the valve orifice area will underestimate the actual anatomic valve area in cases where regurgitation coexists with stenosis. It is worth noting that many patients with mitral stenosis have coexistent tricuspid regurgitation. As indicated in Chapter 8, tricuspid regurgitation may cause the ...
Mitral regurgitation - Swiss Medical Weekly
... cardiac output. Chronic LV volume overload leads to contractile dysfunction, heart failure and increased risk of sudden death. Patients with severe, symptomatic MR have a poor prognosis, with a 5% annual mortality if valve surgery is not performed. Progressive heart failure is the most common cause ...
... cardiac output. Chronic LV volume overload leads to contractile dysfunction, heart failure and increased risk of sudden death. Patients with severe, symptomatic MR have a poor prognosis, with a 5% annual mortality if valve surgery is not performed. Progressive heart failure is the most common cause ...
7.01.131 Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve
... For individuals who have a history of CHD and current RVOT obstruction who receive TPVI with an FDAapproved device and indication, the evidence includes 1 prospective, interventional, noncomparative study and multiple prospective and retrospective case series. Relevant outcomes are overall survival, ...
... For individuals who have a history of CHD and current RVOT obstruction who receive TPVI with an FDAapproved device and indication, the evidence includes 1 prospective, interventional, noncomparative study and multiple prospective and retrospective case series. Relevant outcomes are overall survival, ...
AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND AORTIC ROOT
... I don’t know whether you can see this valve or not. Can you guys see this? Look, this is a big old calcified ugly bit of badness and it certainly is nothing like what a valve looks like. In a few moments, we’ll show you what a normal pig valve looks like. For those of you who have been around a whil ...
... I don’t know whether you can see this valve or not. Can you guys see this? Look, this is a big old calcified ugly bit of badness and it certainly is nothing like what a valve looks like. In a few moments, we’ll show you what a normal pig valve looks like. For those of you who have been around a whil ...
Malignant Mitral Valve Prolapse - ORBi
... Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, performed a morphological assessment of the mitral valve with a particular focus on mitral annular disjunction (MAD). They studied 2 distinct populations: patients with arrhythmia and cases of sudden death. Direct observation and measurements on a magnified image ...
... Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, performed a morphological assessment of the mitral valve with a particular focus on mitral annular disjunction (MAD). They studied 2 distinct populations: patients with arrhythmia and cases of sudden death. Direct observation and measurements on a magnified image ...
Asynchronous Atrioventricular Valve Opening as it Relates
... Early and late diastolic filling waves: role of heart rate. At relatively slow heart rates, <120 beats/min, mitral and tricuspid diastolic flow recordings showed distinct early and late diastolic filling waves (Fig. IA). The onset of the early mitral filling wave preceded the onset of the early tric ...
... Early and late diastolic filling waves: role of heart rate. At relatively slow heart rates, <120 beats/min, mitral and tricuspid diastolic flow recordings showed distinct early and late diastolic filling waves (Fig. IA). The onset of the early mitral filling wave preceded the onset of the early tric ...
Apex Echocardiography
... tomographic images of cardiac chambers. Using an 800 phased array sector scanner, we have used the apex as a locus from which to display simultaneously the four cardiac chambers, the atrioventricular valves, and the cardiac septa. Because of this unique presentation, this view has been useful in def ...
... tomographic images of cardiac chambers. Using an 800 phased array sector scanner, we have used the apex as a locus from which to display simultaneously the four cardiac chambers, the atrioventricular valves, and the cardiac septa. Because of this unique presentation, this view has been useful in def ...
Left atrial myxoma with aortic regurgitation - Heart
... helpful in excluding mitral stenosis but cardiac catheterisation was considered necessary to show conclusively that the abnormal echoes posterior to the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve and the aortic root (Fig. 1A and 1B) were the result of a left atrial tumour. These abnormal echoes were then ...
... helpful in excluding mitral stenosis but cardiac catheterisation was considered necessary to show conclusively that the abnormal echoes posterior to the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve and the aortic root (Fig. 1A and 1B) were the result of a left atrial tumour. These abnormal echoes were then ...
tricuspid valve surgery - Heart
... mitral valve replacement have profound abnormalities of perfusion of the hepatic artery and portal vein compared with patients with normal left ventricular function undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. This may be important in many aspects of management of the patients, including treatment in ...
... mitral valve replacement have profound abnormalities of perfusion of the hepatic artery and portal vein compared with patients with normal left ventricular function undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. This may be important in many aspects of management of the patients, including treatment in ...
Aortic valve calcification using multislice CT
... this threshold correctly differentiated patients with severe AS from nonsevere AS in all but three cases. These three patients had an AVC score close to the threshold (1206, 1436 and 1797 AU). Interestingly, this threshold was higher than the one previously reported using EBCT (1200 AU), reinforcing ...
... this threshold correctly differentiated patients with severe AS from nonsevere AS in all but three cases. These three patients had an AVC score close to the threshold (1206, 1436 and 1797 AU). Interestingly, this threshold was higher than the one previously reported using EBCT (1200 AU), reinforcing ...
What do we know about the natural history of severe symptomatic
... comorbid factors, such as preoperative cerebro vascular accident, respiratory insufficiency, renal failure and reduced left ventricular function, are independent predictors of in-hospital mortality in octogenarians [3,5,6] . At present, patients who are high-risk candidates for surgical valve repla ...
... comorbid factors, such as preoperative cerebro vascular accident, respiratory insufficiency, renal failure and reduced left ventricular function, are independent predictors of in-hospital mortality in octogenarians [3,5,6] . At present, patients who are high-risk candidates for surgical valve repla ...
Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in Marfan Syndrome
... risk that climbs steeply during adolescence and results in death of half of Marfan patients by the age of 40 years. Most of the improvement in life expectancy that has been achieved in Marfan syndrome is attributable to early recognition of aortic root aneurysms and prophylactic replacement with com ...
... risk that climbs steeply during adolescence and results in death of half of Marfan patients by the age of 40 years. Most of the improvement in life expectancy that has been achieved in Marfan syndrome is attributable to early recognition of aortic root aneurysms and prophylactic replacement with com ...
Valvular Heart Disease
... Aortic Stenosis Ross procedure switching the patient’s pulmonary valve to the aortic position, placing a bioprosthesis in the pulmonary position (bioprosthesis do not deteriorate as fast on the right side of the heart) This procedure has produced excellent results without anticoagulation ...
... Aortic Stenosis Ross procedure switching the patient’s pulmonary valve to the aortic position, placing a bioprosthesis in the pulmonary position (bioprosthesis do not deteriorate as fast on the right side of the heart) This procedure has produced excellent results without anticoagulation ...
Valvular Heart Disease : Diagnosis and Management
... after a long delay and is rare before the age of 50 years. It occurs in about 15 percent of patients over a 10-15 year period and more so in men. Serious complications including cardiac death need for cardiac surgery, acute infective endocarditis, or cerebral events were seen in 1 per 100 patient ye ...
... after a long delay and is rare before the age of 50 years. It occurs in about 15 percent of patients over a 10-15 year period and more so in men. Serious complications including cardiac death need for cardiac surgery, acute infective endocarditis, or cerebral events were seen in 1 per 100 patient ye ...
Infective Endocarditis
... diagnosis may remain very challenging in the setting of intracardiac device, pre-existing mitral valve prolapsed or degenerative calcified valves, prosthetic valves, vegetations <2 mm, or even non-vegetant IE (Figure 2). Threedimensional (3D) TEE superior to two-dimensional TEE in being able to iden ...
... diagnosis may remain very challenging in the setting of intracardiac device, pre-existing mitral valve prolapsed or degenerative calcified valves, prosthetic valves, vegetations <2 mm, or even non-vegetant IE (Figure 2). Threedimensional (3D) TEE superior to two-dimensional TEE in being able to iden ...
Perioperative Results and Complications in€15,964 Transcatheter
... AND ACRONYMS AV = aortic valve IQR = interquartile range EF = ejection fraction ...
... AND ACRONYMS AV = aortic valve IQR = interquartile range EF = ejection fraction ...
Surgical and Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair for Severe Chronic
... approved for use, but many companies have completed firstin-man implants, whereas several others remain in preclinical development. These replacement devices vary in both access site (transfemoral versus transapical and transatrial) and design, including self-expanding, self-conforming, and selfancho ...
... approved for use, but many companies have completed firstin-man implants, whereas several others remain in preclinical development. These replacement devices vary in both access site (transfemoral versus transapical and transatrial) and design, including self-expanding, self-conforming, and selfancho ...
Flow-Induced Platelet Activation in Mechanical Heart Valves
... mechanical or bioprosthetic heart valves, platelets are constantly activated, platelet survival is reduced, thromboxane A2 is synthesized and released, and the release of β-thromboglobulin and other α-granule proteins is increased (3,4,6). Although the foregoing problems are generally agreed to be i ...
... mechanical or bioprosthetic heart valves, platelets are constantly activated, platelet survival is reduced, thromboxane A2 is synthesized and released, and the release of β-thromboglobulin and other α-granule proteins is increased (3,4,6). Although the foregoing problems are generally agreed to be i ...
Association of prolapse of posterior cusp of mitral - Heart
... with elongated chordae has been found at necropsy in one case (Barlow et al., I963), and reference to a localized expansion of the cusp has also been made (Hunt and Sloman, I969). In the latter report the findings at operation in two patients with symptomatic mitral regurgitation were of ruptured ch ...
... with elongated chordae has been found at necropsy in one case (Barlow et al., I963), and reference to a localized expansion of the cusp has also been made (Hunt and Sloman, I969). In the latter report the findings at operation in two patients with symptomatic mitral regurgitation were of ruptured ch ...
Advances in Valvular Heart Disease - DSpace Home
... this period, from 290,000 in 2003 to more than 850,000 by 2050.1 Echocardiography remains a cost-effective tool for initial assessment and serial follow-up of patients with valve disease. Comprehensive evaluation of patients with valve disease, however, requires not only quantitative analysis of the ...
... this period, from 290,000 in 2003 to more than 850,000 by 2050.1 Echocardiography remains a cost-effective tool for initial assessment and serial follow-up of patients with valve disease. Comprehensive evaluation of patients with valve disease, however, requires not only quantitative analysis of the ...