Kim and colleagues sought to determine if a supra-annular aortic valve prosthesis implantation is superior to an intra-annular implantation. The authors retrospectively reviewed outcomes and echocardiographic data for 587 patients who received either supra-annular or intra-annular aortic valve prostheses from St Jude Medical.
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Aortic Valve
October 23, 2018
October 17, 2018
Find it here: the 32nd EACTS Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy
October 14, 2018
Despite the benefit for most patients, some patients have poor outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Currently it is hard to predict which patient is predisposed to poor outcome at one year. This paper investigates the performance of a previously developed prediction model of poor outcome after TAVI.
September 28, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
Saturday, September 29 is World Heart Day! This year’s theme is “My Heart, Your Heart.”
September 27, 2018
Manuel J. Antunes of the University Hospital in Coimbra, Portugal, presents a discussion on aortic stenosis and aortic insufficiency in rheumatic heart disease.
September 21, 2018
Poh and colleagues analyzed the results of the Ross procedure in 129 patients with bicuspid aortic valve and pure aortic regurgitation. The mean age at surgery was 34.7 ± 10.6 years and mean length of follow-up was 9.6 ± 6.8 years.
September 19, 2018
A New York Times journalist travels with Team Heart, a nonprofit organization providing humanitarian heart surgery for rheumatic disease in Rwanda. In addition to highlighting the overwhelming need, her perspective illuminates some harsh realities of these efforts in resource-poor countries.
September 18, 2018
This video demonstrates the steps of an acute type A aortic dissection repair.
September 16, 2018
Results of a clinical trial using transcatheter aortic valve replacement provided a "strong signal" that it is safe for patients with low surgical risk, potentially helping to open the way for broader use of the minimally invasive procedure, also known as TAVR.
September 14, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
3D personalized simulations of patient hearts reportedly allow physicians to better locate and treat arrhythmias.