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Occurrence and predictors of pericardial effusion requiring invasive treatment following heart valve surgery

Open Heart

Objectives To describe the occurrence of significant pericardial effusion, and to investigate characteristics associated with pericardial effusion within three months following heart valve surgery. Data were gathered from The Western Denmark Heart Registry and electronic patient records. Being a man (HR 2.30, 95% CI 1.32

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Magenta Medical Adds $105M, Targets MCS Disruption

CardiacWire

You can see why Magenta and its VC investors are bullish, considering the device’s smallest/strongest credentials, the heart pump market’s projected growth, Magenta’s co-founders’ track record (their previous heart valve startup sold to Medtronic for $350M), and Abiomed’s massive $16.6B acquisition by J&J.

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How can Warfarin be safe “even in” first trimester of pregnancy ? The story behind the 5 mg cut-off !

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

(Most IVF pregnancies seem to need it for some unknown reason) Risk of VTE Recurrent pregnancy loss(Placental micro-circulation clogging) SLE/APLA syndrome /Scleroderma VTE related PAH Mitral valve disease with AF. Cardiomyopathy Finally most importantly prosthetic heart valves & other Intra cardiac devices. PMID: 10334435.

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Abbott Announces FDA Approval of First-of-its-kind Device to Repair Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve, TriClip

DAIC

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its TriClip, a first-of-its-kind device to repair leaky tricuspid heart valve, for which more than 1.6 Abbott has announced U.S million people in the U.S. are estimated to be affected. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 10.21037/cdt.2019.09.11. 2019.09.11.

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Temporal trends in the incidence of infective endocarditis in patients with a prosthetic heart valve

Open Heart

Objective The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) is increasing, as is the insertion of prosthetic heart valves. We aimed to examine nationwide temporal trends in the incidence of IE in patients with a prosthetic heart valve in Denmark from 1999 to 2018. A total of 1442 (5.4%) patients developed IE. for interaction.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2022 Arman Kilic Supplementing Existing Societal Risk Models for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With Machine Learning for Improved Prediction Journal of the American Heart Association November 2021 Jared Belle Strategies for Mechanical Right Ventricular (..)

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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 1 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion 2 Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The (..)