• Objective To describe differences between North America and Europe in the perioperative management of patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). (bmj.com)
  • The experimental and in vitro testing of this novel device took place in 1970, and in March 1971, Ionescu began, for the first time, the implantation of the pericardial valve in all three cardiac positions in humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • This study is the first report of 2 cases of HighLife (HighLife, Paris, France) implantation in humans. (researcher-app.com)
  • Hemodynamic evaluation and midterm outcome of aortic valve replacement with size 19 Perimount prosthetic valve. (rush.edu)
  • Clinical outcome and predictors for adverse events after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the use of different devices and access routes. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Transapical access emerged as independent predictor of adverse outcome for the Valve Academic Research Consortium-combined safety end point (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.5-7.1). (ox.ac.uk)
  • If one disregards the financial considerations, predictability of the procedural outcome and certainty regarding the durability of TAVR prostheses are 2 of the main remaining restrictions to universal implementation. (ahajournals.org)
  • After formal discussion in the heart team, the patient was scheduled for TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation). (hunimed.eu)
  • The TAVI procedure was performed with the implantation of a fully retrievable and repositionable aortic valve prosthesis (Direct Flow 29 mm, Direct Flow Medical, Santa Rosa, California) with an excellent result and no paravalvular leak. (hunimed.eu)
  • The TAVI devices designed for the treatment of calcific aortic stenosis have numerous limitations for the treatment of pure AR such as the risk of residual AR, the lack of repositionability and retrievability, and the need for valve- in-valve implantation. (hunimed.eu)
  • BACKGROUND: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a treatment option for high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. (ox.ac.uk)
  • CONCLUSION: A heart team-based selection of devices and access site among patients undergoing TAVI resulted in high device and procedural success. (ox.ac.uk)
  • AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether coronary artery disease (CAD) severity exerts a gradient of risk in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). (ox.ac.uk)
  • BACKGROUND: Biomarkers of myocardial injury increase frequently during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). (ox.ac.uk)
  • Until the recent development of a whole new technique for the transplant of the aortic valve through a catheter, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation known as TAVI, the only treatment possible was an open-heart surgery where the diseased valve was substituted by a mechanical aortic valve or by a biological one. (portugalresident.com)
  • The percutaneous TAVI has revolutionized the treatment of AS, by providing the possibility of a non-surgical valve replacement in patients with severe inoperable AS or in those patients with a very high risk for open-heart surgery. (portugalresident.com)
  • Scholars@Duke publication: Percutaneous heart valve replacement for aortic stenosis: state of the evidence. (duke.edu)
  • Percutaneous heart valve replacement (PHVR) is an emerging, catheter-based technology that allows for implantation of a prosthetic valve without open heart surgery. (duke.edu)
  • Replacement valves are being designed to be delivered through minimally invasive procedures and even percutaneous procedures. (justia.com)
  • The percutaneous solution, as the name indicates, consists of the introduction of a biological valve prosthesis applied with the use of a metallic stent, through a small incision in the groin. (portugalresident.com)
  • Overestimation of aortic valve replacement risk by EuroSCORE: implications for percutaneous valve replacement. (uni-heidelberg.de)
  • Coronary artery disease severity and aortic stenosis: clinical outcomes according to SYNTAX score in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • transcatheter mitral valve replacement. (nih.gov)
  • Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is the only treatment known to improve symptoms and survival in patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis. (duke.edu)
  • INTRODUCTION: Life expectancy in young adults undergoing mechanical or bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (AVR) may be reduced by up to 20 years compared to age matched controls. (mcmaster.ca)
  • 1.0 cm(2)) who were undergoing surgical valve replacement were enrolled. (duke.edu)
  • Replacement of diseased valves with prosthetic heart valves reduces the morbidity and mortality associated with native valvular disease, but it comes at the expense of risking complications related to the implanted prosthetic device. (medscape.com)
  • We determined the trend in the number of aortic valve replacement procedures from 2013 to 2018. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Data regarding minimally invasive procedures and transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database are also presented. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Results: In conjunction with the dramatic increase in the number of transcatheter aortic valve replacements in 2017 and 2018, surgical aortic valve replacement also increased from 26,054 to 28,202. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The operative mortality rate in first-time valve procedures was 1.8% in isolated aortic valve replacement, 0.9% in isolated mitral valve repair, and 8.2% and 4.6% in mitral valve replacement with biological prostheses and with mechanical prostheses, respectively. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The overall mortality rates after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and surgical aortic valve replacement were 1.5% and 1.8%, respectively. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Evolving trends in aortic valve replacement: A statewide experience. (uchicago.edu)
  • Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Episode Payments and Relationship to Case Volume. (uchicago.edu)
  • Aortic valve reintervention after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. (uchicago.edu)
  • Restrictive mitral valve annuloplasty versus mitral valve replacement for functional ischemic mitral regurgitation: an exercise echocardiographic study. (rush.edu)
  • Determinants of functional capacity after mitral valve annuloplasty or replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation. (rush.edu)
  • Aortic Valve Replacement and the Ross Operation in Children and Young Adults. (rush.edu)
  • Hybrid pulmonary artery plication followed by transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement: Comparison with surgical PVR. (rush.edu)
  • Exercise Hemodynamic and Functional Capacity After Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients With Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: A Comparison of Mechanical Versus Biological Prostheses. (rush.edu)
  • Off pump' self-expanding injectable tissue valves (IPVR) versus 'on pump' conventional tissue valves (PVR) for replacement of the pulmonary valve: trial protocol for a randomised controlled trial (InVITe trial). (rush.edu)
  • Age over 35 years is associated with increased mortality after pulmonary valve replacement in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: results from the UK National Congenital Heart Disease Audit database. (rush.edu)
  • Mini-sternotomy vs right anterior thoracotomy for aortic valve replacement. (rush.edu)
  • Determinants of QRS duration in patients with tetralogy of Fallot after pulmonary valve replacement. (rush.edu)
  • Transcatheter mitral valve repair or replacement (e.g. (southerncross.co.nz)
  • In this report we describe a case of aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva dissecting into the interventricular septum, from the base to mid septum, after aortic valve replacement. (koreamed.org)
  • Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva dissecting into the ventricular septum associated with paravalvular leakage after double valve replacement. (koreamed.org)
  • 7. Güler N, Eryonucu B, Tuncer M, Asker M. Aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva dissecting into interventricular septum: a late complication of aortic valve replacement. (koreamed.org)
  • This is an important difference between India and the U.S., where the leading cause of cardiac valvular stenosis or regurgitation (the two symptoms indicating structural damage and the need for replacement surgery) is Degenerative Heart Disease, a potential condition of old age. (globalhealth.care)
  • Facing such disruption from an indigenous entrant, the MNCs all lowered their prices for replacement valves to parity with Chitra's as a way to stay in the market. (globalhealth.care)
  • This targets a substantial portion of the market for valve replacement as mitral valve regurgitation is the most common form of heart valve disease in the U.S., suggesting that there are even more Mitral Valve Replacement surgeries per year than the 20,000 or so Aortic Valve Replacement surgeries per year. (globalhealth.care)
  • We hypothesized that cardiac steatosis is involved in the pathophysiology and also assessed whether it is reversible after aortic valve replacement. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Spectroscopic measurements of myocardial triglyceride content correlated significantly with histological analysis of biopsies obtained during aortic valve replacement. (ox.ac.uk)
  • At 8.0 ± 2.1 months after aortic valve replacement, steatosis and strain had recovered toward normal. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Steatosis and strain impairment are reversible after aortic valve replacement. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Disclosed herein are embodiments of an expandable replacement heart valve prosthesis. (justia.com)
  • The expandable replacement heart valve prosthesis can include a number of different features, such as an hourglass (or generally hourglass) shape in the fully expanded position, anchor stiffening features, and improved retraction/retention configurations. (justia.com)
  • In particular, certain embodiments relate to expandable prostheses such as replacement heart valves, such as for the mitral valve, that are configured to be secured to intralumenal tissue and prevent paravalvular leakage. (justia.com)
  • More recently, substantial effort has been dedicated to developing replacement heart valves, particularly tissue-based replacement heart valves that can be delivered with less trauma to the patient than through open heart surgery. (justia.com)
  • Such replacement valves often include a tissue-based valve body that is connected to an expandable frame that is then delivered to the native valve's annulus. (justia.com)
  • These replacement valves are often intended to at least partially block blood flow. (justia.com)
  • For example, in the context of replacement heart valves, paravalvular leakage has proven particularly challenging. (justia.com)
  • Yet another challenge arises when trying to reduce the likelihood of thrombosis within parts of the replacement valves. (justia.com)
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a prosthesis, such as but not limited to a replacement heart valve. (justia.com)
  • Further embodiments are directed to delivery systems, devices and/or methods of use to deliver and/or controllably deploy a prosthesis, such as but not limited to a replacement heart valve, to a desired location within the body. (justia.com)
  • In some embodiments, a replacement heart valve and methods for delivering a replacement heart valve to a native heart valve, such as a mitral valve, are provided. (justia.com)
  • The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the derangements in cardiac metabolism are reversible after surgical valve replacement. (ox.ac.uk)
  • In 5 of 10 patients, follow-up examination was performed 3 months after surgical valve replacement (SVR). (ox.ac.uk)
  • Bioprosthetic valves (see the image below) used in heart valve replacement generally offer functional properties (eg, hemodynamics, resistance to thrombosis) that are more similar to those of native valves. (medscape.com)
  • In a retrospective cohort analysis of 4253 patients who underwent primary isolated aortic-valve replacement, 15-year survival and stroke rates were equivalent with bioprosthetic and mechanical valves. (medscape.com)
  • Impact of Complications During Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: How Can They Be Avoided and Managed? (ahajournals.org)
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis and is the treatment of choice for patients at prohibitive and high surgical risk. (ahajournals.org)
  • Paravalvular leak (PVL) driven intravascular hemolysis (IVH) is a recognized complication of surgical aortic valve replacement. (clinmedjournals.org)
  • Prosthesis-patient mismatch - when a patient with aortic stenosis is given a valve prosthesis with an effective orifice area that is too small in relation to body size - is associated with higher risk of mortality, even in patients undergoing transcatheter valve replacement, a new meta-analysis suggests. (medscape.com)
  • We know mismatch occurs frequently and is a big problem in patients undergoing surgical valve replacement. (medscape.com)
  • The reoperation rate was 12.1% in the bioprosthetic valve group at 15 years and 6.9% in the mechanical valve group, while major bleeding occurred in 6.6% of bioprosthesis patients and in 13.0% of the mechanical-valve group. (medscape.com)
  • The latest addition to Medtronic's tissue valve portfolio, 3f ® Aortic Bioprosthesis, is the only pericardial tissue valve designed to function like a native human aortic valve. (medtronic.com)
  • Pressure fixation of valves can compromise the function and durability of the bioprosthesis. (medtronic.com)
  • The geometry of the valve was slightly modified due to changes in the shape of the stent and by removing the outside pledgets around the posts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mitral valved stent implantation: an overview. (musc.edu)
  • The various prosthetic cardiac valves included a mechanical aortic valve (n = 2), a bioprosthetic aortic valve (n = 3), and a mechanical mitral valve (n = 1).The indications for VAD support included bridge to transplantation (n = 2), bridge to recovery (n = 1), and postcardiotomy ventricular failure(n = 3). (nih.gov)
  • Implantation of prosthetic cardiac valves to treat hemodynamically significant aortic or mitral valve disease has become increasingly common. (medscape.com)
  • Prospective randomized comparison of CarboMedics and St Jude Medical bileaflet mechanical heart valve prostheses: an interim report. (rush.edu)
  • First, as a Class III medical device, price becomes less important relative to quality, and the bileaflet artificial valve models--though much more expensive--have marginally better performance in many use cases. (globalhealth.care)
  • Medtronic Open Pivot™ mechanical heart valves bring something fundamentally different to bileaflet valve design. (medtronic.com)
  • Of the three survivors,two were successfully bridged to heart transplantation and one recovered native ventricular function.Among the three nonsurvivors,acute renal failure developed in each case, and two developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. (nih.gov)
  • Even when promptly recognized and treated, acute prosthetic valve failure is associated with a high mortality. (medscape.com)
  • There were no cases of valve thrombosis, intra-vascular haemolysis or sudden, unexpected valve failure. (wikipedia.org)
  • Stretch-activated two-pore-domain (K2P) potassium channels in the heart: Focus on atrial fibrillation and heart failure. (uni-heidelberg.de)
  • Both patients were in New York Heart Association functional class IV heart failure with depressed left ventricular ejection fraction and additional comorbidities. (researcher-app.com)
  • Age, calcium metabolism and glutaraldehyde pretreatment all contribute to the failure of tissue valves. (medtronic.com)
  • Atrial fibrillation (AF) has strong associations with other cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease (CAD), valvular heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. (medscape.com)
  • We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the valve hemodynamics of the Ross procedure versus other AVR. (mcmaster.ca)
  • The goal of an artificially placed valve is to function like a native one in terms of hemodynamics and with minimal side effects (low thrombogenicity). (medscape.com)
  • Bioprosthetic valves (see the image below) generally offer functional properties (eg, hemodynamics, resistance to thrombosis) similar to that of native valves, but longevity is limited relative to mechanical valves. (medscape.com)
  • Six of these patients had a prosthetic valve in place at the time of device implantation. (nih.gov)
  • Management of Biventricular Assist device Implantation in patients with necrotic Pancreatitis. (uni-heidelberg.de)
  • Okutucu S, Ates I, Marmagkiolis K, Kose G, Iliescu C, Cilingiroglu M. Successful WATCHMAN Device Implantation in a Patient with IVC Filter Thrombosis and Iliac Vein Occlusions. (uams.edu)
  • The operative mortality rates were calculated for representative valve procedures stratified by age group. (elsevierpure.com)
  • All-cause mortality was 7.5% at 30 days, with no differences between valve types or access sites. (ox.ac.uk)
  • In propensity-matched comparisons, actuarial 15-year mortality rates were 60.6% with the bioprosthetic aortic valve and 62.1% with the mechanical valve. (medscape.com)
  • Transcatheter mitral valve implantation represents a promising approach to treating mitral regurgitation in patients at increased risk of perioperative mortality. (researcher-app.com)
  • For the current analysis, investigators pooled individual-patient data from 23 studies comparing patients with and without prosthesis-patient mismatch after TAVR to evaluate its effect on the all-cause mortality risk. (medscape.com)
  • Propensity-matched analysis of outcomes after mitral valve surgery between trainees and consultants (institutional report). (rush.edu)
  • Predictors of survival in octogenarians after mitral valve surgery for degenerative disease: The Mitral Surgery in Octogenarians study. (rush.edu)
  • The advent of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) therapies has provided feasible and safe alternatives to medical and surgical treatment-especially for those patients who are not considered suitable candidates for conventional mitral valve surgery. (bmj.com)
  • For example, the MitraClip is a device approved by the US FDA as a less invasive way to treat mitral regurgitation due to degenerative disease in patients with prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery. (globalhealth.care)
  • The pre procedural computed tomography scan revealed a minimum amount of calcium on the aortic valve and low position of coronary ostia. (hunimed.eu)
  • Sicouri S, Belardinelli L, Antzelevitch C. Effect of autonomic influences to induce triggered activity in muscular sleeves extending into the coronary sinus of the canine heart and its suppression by ranolazine. (jefferson.edu)
  • Left atrial wall dissection, mitral valve prosthesis dehiscence and pericardial hematoma: complex findings after successful cardiac resuscitation. (uni-heidelberg.de)
  • Patient #1 survived at 5-months follow-up in New York Heart Association functional class II with excellent prosthesis performance. (researcher-app.com)
  • Developed in collaboration with the world's most experienced valve repair surgeons, our extensive portfolio of rigid, semi-rigid and flexible repair products gives you an opportunity to select a ring or band for each unique patient need. (medtronic.com)
  • 7-9 In addition, several patient studies show that Medtronic Open Pivot valves are remarkably quiet. (medtronic.com)
  • If the wrong size valve is used (smaller than what the patient needs), we call that prothesis-patient mismatch," Pompeu Sá explained. (medscape.com)
  • The matching of a valve to a patient is based on the ratio between the valve orifice area (which is measured in cm 2 ) and the patient's body surface area (which is measured in m 2 ). (medscape.com)
  • To the best of our knowledge, this is the first pooled meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data analyzing the impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch on outcomes after TAVR," they say. (medscape.com)
  • The analysis included 81,969 patients (19,612 with prosthesis-patient mismatch and 62,357 without prosthesis-patient mismatch). (medscape.com)
  • Pre-operative echocardiographic measurements of the annulus and computed tomography measurements of valve calcium were made. (duke.edu)
  • Pulmonary valve implantation using self-expanding tissue valve without cardiopulmonary bypass reduces operation time and blood product use. (rush.edu)
  • It is flexible and shock absorbent, essential qualities for a tissue heart valve support. (wikipedia.org)
  • One should however keep in mind that any single investigator should resist the temptation to write a review of such a complex matter as tissue heart valves, and to cover the subject completely and fairly. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, mechanical and tissue-based heart valve prostheses can be used to replace impaired native heart valves. (justia.com)
  • An additional challenge relates to the ability of such prostheses to be secured relative to intralumenal tissue, e.g., tissue within any body lumen or cavity, in an atraumatic manner. (justia.com)
  • ISO 5840-1 does not provide requirements specific to homografts, tissue engineered heart valves (e.g. valves intended to regenerate in vivo ), and heart valve substitutes designed for implantation in circulatory support devices. (iso.org)
  • Some of the provisions of ISO 5840-1 can be applied to valves made from human tissue that is rendered non-viable. (iso.org)
  • Medtronic's tissue valve expertise benefits from more than 40 years of experience, research, and skill, allowing us to provide the world with not only choice, but with advanced features that make a difference in patients' lives. (medtronic.com)
  • Our third generation of tissue valve technology brings you AOA ® tissue treatment, the Physiologic Fixation™ process, and now, the Cinch ® Implant System - demonstrating our commitment to innovation. (medtronic.com)
  • AOA treatment is Medtronic's biochemical approach to mitigating calcification in the wall and leaflets of tissue valves. (medtronic.com)
  • 1,2,3 The Physiologic Fixation process, used in Medtronic's third generation tissue valves, was developed to address the problem of structural valve deterioration caused by mechanical stress and is designed to maintain native collagen structure and porcine aortic root and leaflet geometry. (medtronic.com)
  • Cardiac energy metabolism in heart valve diseases with 31P MR spectroscopy]. (ox.ac.uk)
  • PURPOSE: Heart valve disease combined with left ventricular hypertrophy leads to derangements in cardiac energy metabolism, which can be detected non-invasively by 31P-MR-spectroscopy. (ox.ac.uk)
  • In cooperation with specialists from the Institute of surgery named after Shalimov carried out a unique operation at the Heart Institute: the elimination of renal artery stenosis with subsequent autotransplantation of kidney into the abdominal aorta. (kyiv.ua)
  • The most common heart disease amongst the elderly population is Aortic Stenosis (AS), which is the tightening of the aortic valve. (portugalresident.com)
  • Valve deficits can cause them not to open correctly, hindering the passage of blood through the valve, known as valvular stenosis. (portugalresident.com)
  • When there is stenosis or tightening of the aortic valve and the flow of blood is hindered, this causes symptoms of fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath on minimal exertion or even fainting. (portugalresident.com)
  • Most often, valvular stenosis or insufficiency occurs in isolation in individual valves, but multiple valvular disorders may coexist, and a single valve may be both stenosed and insufficient. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The impact of surgical training on early and long-term outcomes after isolated aortic valve surgery. (rush.edu)
  • Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the pooled clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of different isolated transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (ITTVR) strategies for significant (moderate or greater) tricuspid regurgitation (TR). (unito.it)
  • The primary outcomes were improvement in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class and 6-minute walking distance and the presence of severe or greater TR at the last available follow-up of each individual study. (unito.it)
  • Pregnancy and heart valve prostheses: maternal and fetal outcomes. (escardio.org)
  • Post-Procedural Troponin Elevation and Clinical Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The pericardial heart valve was invented by Marian Ionescu, a British surgeon working at the General Infirmary in Leeds, England. (wikipedia.org)
  • Throughout these five years of usage in 212 patients the performance of the pericardial valve was thoroughly evaluated. (wikipedia.org)
  • Based on these results, the Shiley Laboratory in Irvine, California, began to manufacture this valve and to distribute it worldwide under the name of the 'Ionescu - Shiley Pericardial Xenograft. (wikipedia.org)
  • These modifications had been progressively introduced and all of them were incorporated in the 'Ionescu - Shiley Low Profile Pericardial Xenograft' valve, which became available in 1983. (wikipedia.org)
  • Approximately 200,000 pericardial valves manufactured by Shiley Laboratories were distributed around the world between 1976 and 1987 and it is presumed that most of them were implanted in patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • Despite all these difficulties and impediments, a general view of the performance of the pericardial valve as close to reality as possible could be obtained. (wikipedia.org)
  • Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) included mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation, survivor of cardiac death, and/or all-cause death as combined endpoint. (bvsalud.org)
  • The durability of the valve was good at 5 years of follow-up. (wikipedia.org)
  • Not only does it feature genuine design and material science innovations around in-vitro noise reduction, blood flow resistance reduction, and durability, but the valve also uses the highest quality materials and manufacturing for the frame, occluder, and sewing ring components. (globalhealth.care)
  • In other embodiments, the delivery system and method may be adapted for delivery of implants to locations other than the native mitral valve. (justia.com)
  • Operating for over 22 years, the Cardiovascular Intervention Unit of Hospital Particular in Alvor has in its curriculum thousands of interventions and procedures, including minimally invasive cardiovascular intervention techniques, catheterization, angioplasty and transcatheter implants of the aortic and mitral valves. (portugalresident.com)
  • Decreased mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation capacity in the human heart with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. (illumina.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that measuring AIBP during balloon aortic valvuloplasty in tricuspid valves is an important adjunctive measurement of the aortic annulus and may help in determining the appropriate THV size. (duke.edu)
  • Human heart valves, which include the aortic, pulmonary, mitral and tricuspid valves, function essentially as one-way valves operating in synchronization with the pumping heart. (justia.com)
  • The field of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) for mitral regurgitation (MR) is rapidly evolving. (bmj.com)
  • Objectives: We aimed to present data regarding the current status and trends of valvular heart surgeries in Japan from the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database for the 2017-2018. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Methods: We extracted data on cardiac valve surgeries performed in 2017 and 2018 from the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Conclusion: We have reported benchmark data on heart valve surgery in 2017 and 2018 from the Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Database. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Breast Implantation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (ucdenver.edu)
  • With further data from ongoing clinical trials to be expected, consensus in the Heart Team is needed to address these complexities and determine the most appropriate TMVr therapy, either single or combined, for patients with severe MR. (bmj.com)
  • The clinical records of 133 consecutive patients who underwent VAD implantation at a single institution from January 2002 through June 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. (nih.gov)
  • While all patients underwent implantation with the same bioprosthetic model, perioperative management was left to the discretion of participating centres. (bmj.com)
  • The subannular implant was deployed through the transfemoral access, whereas the transcatheter mitral valve was released using the transapical access. (researcher-app.com)
  • Only serious cardiovascular surgery centers perform heart valve replacements, and these will likely opt for products that exhibit even marginal medical benefit over others, at least to protect themselves from unnecessary legal liabilities. (globalhealth.care)
  • Acutely, post-procedural echocardiograms demonstrated excellent prosthetic valve function with a low transvalvular gradient and no paravalvular leak and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. (researcher-app.com)
  • Regarding minimally invasive procedures, 30.8% of first-time isolated mitral valve plasty procedures were performed by a right thoracotomy. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Early hemodynamic performance of the prosthesis was excellent. (researcher-app.com)
  • Any heart valve can become stenotic or insufficient (also termed regurgitant or incompetent), causing hemodynamic changes long before symptoms occur. (msdmanuals.com)
  • to detect heart rhythm and chamber alterations) and chest x-ray (to detect chamber alterations, pulmonary congestion, and other lung pathology). (msdmanuals.com)