Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: impact of pre-procedural FEops HEARTguide assessment on device size selection in borderline annulus size cases - Netherlands Heart Journal
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12471-021-01620-4
Objectives The aim of this study is to evaluate device size selection in patients within the borderline annulus size range undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and to assess if...
Left coronary button aneurysm presenting with progressive enlargement after aortic root replacement - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-021-01645-1
Background Aneurysmal degeneration of the coronary button after aortic root replacement using the button technique is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. However, the appropriate management of this complication, including...
Mid-aortic syndrome is associated with increased left ventricular mass index in Takayasu arteritis
Source : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8350696/
Xu Meng,^ Lin Zhao, Xueqi Dong, Xiongjing Jiang, Jun Cai, Huimin Zhang, Wenjun Ma, Haiying Wu, Ying Lou, Linping Wang, and Xianliang Zhou Mid-aortic syndrome (MAS) may induce changes in...
Aortic Valve Repair in Young Patients: A Single Patch Design for Leaflet Extension - Pediatric Cardiology
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00246-021-02709-8
The surgical treatment for young patients with aortic valve diseases has not been standardized because of differences in the patients' growth. We aimed to investigate short-term results of aortic valve...
Aortic Valve Replacement and Penicillin Desensitization in a Patient with Abiotrophia defectiva Aortic Valve Endocarditis
Source : https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cric/2021/1072049/
Abiotrophia defectiva is an uncommon and insidious yet destructive cause of infective endocarditis preferentially treated with penicillin/gentamicin and often requiring surgical treatment. A 60-year-old man with penicillin anaphylaxis history presented...