Heparin treatment ameliorates aortic regurgitation due to malignancy-associated non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis - PubMed
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Heparin treatment ameliorates aortic regurgitation due to malignancy-associated non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
Synopsis: A 75-year-old Japanese man with end-stage pancreatic tumour was admitted to the ward of department of gastroenterology in our hospital because he had high fever of unknown aetiology. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) performed 3 weeks ago for the evaluation of infective endocarditis showed normal findings including aortic valve....
FBN1-Related Marfan Syndrome - PubMed
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Marfan syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Approximately 75% of individuals with Marfan syndrome have an affected parent; approximately 25% have a de novo FBN1 pathogenic variant. Each...
Clinical characteristics: FBN1-related Marfan syndrome (Marfan syndrome), a systemic disorder of connective tissue with a high degree of clinical variability, comprises a broad phenotypic continuum ranging from mild (features of Marfan syndrome in one or a few systems) to severe and rapidly progressive neonatal multiorgan disease. Cardinal...
Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical Repair for Ventricular Septal Defect in Adults - PubMed
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Data of the outcomes of ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure in adults are limited to establish recommendations. Therefore, we reviewed our experience with surgical VSD closure in adult patients. We...
Conclusion/Relevance: Only concomitant aortic valve (AV) repair at the time of VSD closure was a significant risk factor for late significant AR progression in the multivariable analysis. VSD closure in adults can be performed with low mortality and morbidity rates. AR can progress after VSD closure because the aortic cusp may have...
Comparative Quantitative Aortographic Assessment of Regurgitation in Patients Treated With VitaFlow Transcatheter Heart Valve vs. Other Self-Expanding Systems
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ObjectivesTo compare the quantitative angiographic aortic regurgitation (AR) of six self-expanding valves after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).BackgroundQuantitative videodensitometric aortography (LVOT-AR) is an accurate and reproducible tool for assessment of...
Conclusion: Compared to other commercially available self-expanding valves, VitaFlow seems to have a low degree of AR and a low proportion of patients with ≥moderate/severe AR as assessed by quantitative videodensitometric angiography. Once the learning phase is completed, comparisons of AR between different transcatheter heart valves should...
The additional use of strain measurements for timing of treatment in severe aortic regurgitation - The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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Assessment of severity and need for intervention in clinical practice often is in need for a thorough echocardiography regarding function of the ventricles and additional valvular dysfunction. Despite the indications...
Conclusion: Strain imaging is suggested in the current literature to be an additional tool to identify ventricular dysfunction in the setting of preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.