Predicting progression of aortic stenosis by measuring serum calcification propensity - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36330592/
The T50 test showed a modest but significant ability to identify a pronounced aortic stenosis progression in patients with aortic sclerosis. The test could not be established as an independent...
Conclusions: The T50 test showed a modest but significant ability to identify a pronounced aortic stenosis progression in patients with aortic sclerosis. The test could not be established as an independent linear predictor of disease progression, possibly due to the low valvular disease burden and short follow-up interval.
Sex difference and outcome trends following transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1013739/full
BackgroundBased on worldwide registries, approximately 50% of patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are female patients. Although TAVR procedures have improved tremendously in recent years, differences in outcome...
Conclusion: Utilization of TAVR demonstrated a steady upward trend during 2011–2017, and a similar trend was presented for both sexes. Higher in-hospital mortality was recorded in female patients compared to male patients. Complication rates decreased over the years but without effect on mortality differences between the sex groups.
Dual-crosslinked bioprosthetic heart valves prepared by glutaraldehyde crosslinked pericardium and poly-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate exhibited improved antithrombogenicity and anticalcification properties
Source : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1742706122006924?via=ihub
Bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) have been widely used due to the revolutionary transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) techniques but suffer from a limited lifespan. Previous modification methods of BHVs mainly...
Relevance: Bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) have been widely used due to the revolutionary transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) techniques but suffer from a limited lifespan. Previous modification methods of BHVs mainly rely on glutaraldehyde precrosslinking and subsequent modification. In this study, we have engineered a...
Growth differentiation factor 15 and cardiovascular risk: individual patient meta-analysis - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36303404/
Growth differentiation factor 15 consistently adds prognostic information for CV death and HHF across the spectrum of ASCVD. GDF-15 also adds prognostic information for MI and stroke beyond clinical risk...
Conclusion: Growth differentiation factor 15 consistently adds prognostic information for CV death and HHF across the spectrum of ASCVD. GDF-15 also adds prognostic information for MI and stroke beyond clinical risk factors and cardiac biomarkers but not in the setting of ACS.
Comparability between Computed Tomography Morphological Vascular Parameters and Echocardiography for the Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis-Results of a Multi-Center Study - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36292052/
Features related to pulmonary hypertension are fast and easily measurable on pre-TAVR CT and offer great potential regarding non-invasive detection of pulmonary hypertension in patients with severe AS and can...
Conclusions: Features related to pulmonary hypertension are fast and easily measurable on pre-TAVR CT and offer great potential regarding non-invasive detection of pulmonary hypertension in patients with severe AS and can support the echocardiographic diagnosis. In this study, the diameter of the main pulmonary artery with the additionally...