Getting a pacemaker soon after heart valve replacement linked with worse...
Patients who undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement, known as TAVR, sometimes develop heart rhythm problems that necessitate placement of a permanent pacemaker. However, when a pacemaker is...
View ArticleHi-tech skin patch might someday track your health
A new type of acoustic sensor that resembles a small Band-Aid on the skin can monitor your heartbeat and other health measures, researchers say.
View ArticleResearchers create exact 3-D models of patients' heart valves to assist...
Tens of thousands of patients each year are diagnosed with heart valve disease, with many in need of lifesaving surgery to treat the condition.
View ArticleWomen fare better than men one year after valve replacement
Women with significant aortic valve disease who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are considered higher risk than men in some respects. However, their survival rate one year after...
View ArticleHeart valves strive to get oxygen one way or another
As the valves in a heart stretch with each beat, their cells take in life-giving oxygen. But if the supply is cut off, aortic and mitral valves use different strategies to compensate, according to Rice...
View ArticleRecs provided for transcatheter aortic valve replacement
(HealthDay)—In a clinical expert consensus report published online Jan. 4 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, a series of practice point-of-care checklists help provide guidance on...
View ArticleSTS: SAVR still excellent option for intermediate-risk seniors
(HealthDay)—For intermediate-risk elderly patients, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) remains a safe and effective way to treat aortic stenosis, according to a study presented at the annual...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about mitral valve disease
There are certain matters of the heart that should be left to the experts, and mitral valve disease is one of them. Dr. Joseph Lamelas, associate chief of cardiac surgery in the Michael E. DeBakey...
View ArticleFurosemide plus matched hydration cuts contrast-induced AKI
(HealthDay)—For high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention or transcatheter aortic valve replacement, furosemide with matched hydration via the RenalGuard system may reduce the...
View ArticleLess invasive procedure may benefit certain heart valve patients
New recommendations clarify which patients who have malfunctioning heart valves may benefit from artificial valves replaced through a minimally invasive procedure; clarify the need for antibiotics for...
View ArticleSelf-expanding TAVR as good as surgery in intermediate-risk patients
Two-year data reveal no difference in the combined rate of stroke and death from any cause when comparing the use of self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with standard...
View ArticleEmbol-X and CardioGard do not reduce overall number of brain lesions, but may...
Two FDA-cleared medical devices designed to remove potential vessel-blocking debris particles from the bloodstream during aortic valve replacement, known as Embol-X and CardioGard, did not...
View ArticleHeart procedure linked with bleeding in the brain, neurological impairment
Small leakages from blood vessels in the brain, known as microbleeds, increase with age and are associated with cognitive decline. Of 84 older patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement...
View ArticleCT scans reveal reduced leaflet motion after aortic valve replacement
About 12 percent of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement developed non-symptomatic blood clots around the valve leaflets (known as subclinical leaflet thrombosis) that reduced the motion of the...
View ArticleConscious sedation is a safe alternative to general anesthesia for heart...
UCLA scientists have found that conscious sedation—a type of anesthesia in which patients remain awake but are sleepy and pain-free—is a safe and viable option to general anesthesia for people...
View ArticleUpdated AATS guidelines help cardiovascular surgeons navigate the challenges...
Mitral regurgitation can occur in up to 50% of patients with ischemic heart disease and even mild ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) has been linked to increased long-term mortality. How best to treat...
View ArticleGreater life expectancy in patients with recommended mitral valve operations...
Surgeons who perform more than 25 mitral valve operations a year are more likely to perform repairs that are durable, and their patients are more likely to be alive a year after the operation, than...
View ArticleAnalysis shows increased risk of early stroke with new-onset atrial...
More than one-third of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) were observed to have atrial fibrillation (AF) either at baseline or new-onset within 30 days after TAVR....
View ArticleAnalysis looks at role type of valve plays in patient outcomes post-TAVR
For patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), their risk factors, not the type of valve used, determined their 30-day post-TAVR outcomes. Results from "Impact of valve design...
View ArticleNeurological events with TAVI and surgical valve replacement in...
Patients at intermediate risk for surgery have lower risk of early neurological complications including stroke with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) than with surgical aortic valve...
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