In medicine we often use words not understandable to patients. For example, instead of saying, "does it hurt when you pee,” we say, “dysuria”… Roughly 80% of patients don’t understand their medical condition (Am J Emerg Med. 2000; PMID 11103725). This cartoon animation provides a clear explanation to help patients understand aortic stenosis.
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Aortic valve disease
June 4, 2016
Neurologic outcomes were evaluated in a randomized trial of TAVR or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for severe AS (750 pts).
May 25, 2016
An international panel of experts discuss their experiences with the Perceval Aortic Pericardial Heart Valve by LivaNova.
May 23, 2016
This video demonstrates a valve-sparing aortic root replacement with an expansible ring.
May 10, 2016
This prospective study showed that surgical aortic valve replacement and TAVI can be performed in patients with EuroSCORE <4% with similar 30-day mortality rates. Surgical aortic valve replacement had significantly better 3-year outcome than TAVI. These data suggest that expanding the use of TAVI in low-risk patients may not be justified.
May 9, 2016
This presentation describes the basic surgical techniques and steps required for successfully performing a valve-sparing root replacement.
April 25, 2016
This video shows an aortic annulus enlargement using a modified Manouguian technique without opening the left atrium roof.
April 18, 2016
The authors present the minimally invasive repair of a stenotic bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aorta aneurysm through a J-shaped ministernotomy approach.
April 12, 2016
The authors used a single institution data base to assess very long-term outcomes after AVR to determine the effects of prosthesis-patient mismatch. Among 673 pts, 24% had mismatch. Mean follow-up was nearly 18 years. On multivariable analysis, mismatch was not a significant determinant of long-term survival.
April 5, 2016
In this manuscript the authors report on their findings in a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies looking into the effect on outcomes of balloon predilatation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).