Conclusion/Relevance: The presence of a horizontal aorta in patients treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement increases the difficulty of the procedure. We present 5 cases with aortic stenosis with a horizontal aorta who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a self-expanding prostheses, with the objective of...

Conclusion/Relevance: The risk of focal leaflet rupture is elevated in patients with radiation-induced valvular heart disease because the fibrotic thickening, scarring, retraction, and focal calcifications involve the medial and basal sections of the valve, rather than the valvular tips (5,6). Here, we presented a rare case of AV leaflet...

Conclusion/Relevance: Recent research has shown promising results for the detection of aortic stenosis (AS) using cardio-mechanical signals. However, they are limited by two main factors: lacking physical explanations for decision-making on the existence of AS, and the need for auxiliary signals. The main goal of this paper is to address these...

Conclusion/Relevance: Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SOVA) is a rare cardiac defect. In most cases, SOVA presents as an incidental finding during cardiac imaging. A dreadful complication of SOVA is spontaneous rupture, most commonly occurring into the right side of the heart resulting in an abrupt or insidiously progressive congestive heart...

Conclusions: Computer simulation may identify patients who are at a higher risk for death after TAVR.