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Association Between Polyvascular Disease and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes: Insights from the STS/ACC TVT Registry

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. Background:Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is highly prevalent in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Exposure of interest was PVD. Primary outcome was all-cause mortality.

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Cardiac Reverse Remodeling and Changes in Heart Failure Indices After Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. Background:There are limited data about changes in cardiac function (cardiac reverse remodeling) and heart failure indices after transcatheter tricuspid valve-in-valve replacement (TT-VIVR).

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Calculating Relative Lung Perfusion Using Fluoroscopic Sequences and Image Analysis: The Fluoroscopic Flow Calculator

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Maldistribution of pulmonary blood flow in patients with congenital heart disease impacts exertional performance and pulmonary artery growth. Currently, measurement of relative pulmonary perfusion can only be performed outside the catheterization laboratory.

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Reaching the Underserved in Rural America

The Beat Blog

1 That problem is exacerbated by the lack of access to acute care: Since 2011, two-thirds of the hospital closures in the U.S. The Health Plan or Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Today, the outcomes for patients (or members) with potential cardiovascular intervention continue to be what risk-bearing entities ultimately care about.

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Lifelong risk of stroke after TAVR: Findings from SwissTAVI Registry

Cardiology Update

In a recent article published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, investigators presented comprehensive examination of both short- and long-term stroke risks post-TAVR, offering insights into evolving trends and predictors. Between February 2011 and June 2021, 11,957 consecutive TAVR patients (average age 81.8 ± 6.5

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Periprocedural Myocardial Injury Using CKMB Following Elective PCI: Incidence and Associations With Long-Term Mortality

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Myocardial injury detected after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with increased mortality. Predictors of post-PCI myocardial injury are not well established.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The Society (..)