Older Patients with atrial fibrillation at greater risk for post-op tricuspid...
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) occurs when the heart's tricuspid valve leaks, allowing blood to flow back from the right ventricle to the right atrium. TR can be secondary to disorders of left-sided...
View ArticleImplantation of rapid deployment aortic valve found to be durable, safe, and...
When replacing a defective aortic valve with a new one, restoring function is the first priority. However, variables such as durability, length of surgery, duration of heart stoppage, size of the...
View ArticleStudy identifies aortic valve gradient as key to TAVR outcomes
Patients with a combination of left ventricular dysfunction and low aortic valve gradient, or reduced force of blood flow through the aortic valve, have higher mortality rates and a greater risk of...
View ArticleHalf of transcatheter heart valves show degeneration within 10 years of TAVI
Half of transcatheter heart valves may undergo degeneration within 10 years, according to estimates from the first study investigating the long-term durability of these valves in patients undergoing...
View ArticleVA hospitals favor mitral valve repair vs. replacement
Over the last decade, repair of the mitral valve (MV) has become widely favored over its replacement. Data available from such sources as the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database...
View ArticleTobacco smoke makes germs more resilient
The mouth is one of the "dirtiest" parts of the body, home to millions of germs. But puffing cigarettes can increase the likelihood that certain bacteria like Porphyromonas gingivalis will not only set...
View ArticleOne-third of patients with low flow aortic stenosis do not improve with...
Aortic stenosis (AS), the narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart which causes restricted blood flow, is one of the most common and serious valve disease problems. For patients with one type of AS -...
View ArticleReview article compared over-the-counter nasal dilators
The narrowest area of the nose is the internal nasal valve and obstruction can cause airflow trouble. A review article published online by JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery compares over-the-counter...
View ArticleOne-year clinical outcomes with SAPIEN 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Overall one-year survival was over 85 percent for high-risk or inoperable patients who underwent aortic valve replacement with the SAPIEN 3 trans-catheter aortic valve replacement system, according to...
View ArticleNew surgical tool for mitral valve repair shows success in first human...
Researchers investigating a novel device to repair the mitral heart valve report 100 percent procedural success in a safety and performance study, the first such study done in humans. The image-guided...
View ArticleDevice reduces risk of brain injury after heart valve replacement
Among patients with severe aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation, the use of a cerebral protection device (a filter that captures debris...
View ArticleReview IDs predictors of post-TAVR cerebrovascular events
(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), predictors of cerebrovascular events (CVEs) include female sex, chronic kidney disease, new-onset atrial fibrillation,...
View ArticleNew study questions timing in mitral valve repairs
A new study recently published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery questions whether patients with isolated moderate to severe mitral valve regurgitation should receive treatment in...
View ArticleAmericans lack awareness about heart valve disease, new public opinion...
New public opinion surveys released today by the nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) show that public awareness about heart valve disease (HVD) in the U.S. is alarmingly low. A national...
View ArticleNovel heart valve replacement offers hope for thousands with rheumatic heart...
Cape Town, South Africa 9 Sept 2016: A novel heart valve replacement method is revealed today that offers hope for the thousands of patients with rheumatic heart disease who need the procedure each...
View ArticleResearchers urge integration of medication-assisted opioid treatment into...
Individuals who inject drugs are at risk of endocarditis, a bacterial infection that enters the bloodstream and clusters on the valves of the heart. The infection requires prolonged antibiotic...
View ArticleRisk factors and clinical outcomes of infective endocarditis after...
Among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, younger age, male sex, history of diabetes mellitus, and moderate to severe residual aortic regurgitation were significantly associated...
View ArticleCardiovascular team carries out a new type of procedure on a heart valve
A team led by Francesco Maisano, co-director of the University Heart Center at the University Hospital Zurich (UHZ) and professor for Heart Surgery at the University of Zurich, made up of heart...
View ArticleNew method for performing aortic valve replacement proves successful in high...
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a new, less invasive way to perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a procedure widely used to treat aortic valve...
View ArticleResults of PARTNER II QUALITY OF LIFE study presented
Patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at intermediate surgical risk, and who are treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had improved health status at one month compared with...
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