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Surgical and transcatheter aortic valve interventions for aortic stenosis in England: sociodemographic variations in treatment trends and outcome over 20 years

Heart BMJ

The sociodemographic characteristics of patients undergoing intervention for aortic stenosis (AS) in England, and the impact of COVID-19, is unknown. Results Of 179 645 procedures, there were 139 990 SAVR (mean age 71±10.8 years, 64% male, 96.0% white) and 39 655 TAVI (mean age 81±7.7 years, 57% male, 95.7%

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Smidt Heart Institute Opens Aortic Surveillance Clinic

DAIC

Experts at the Smidt Heart Institute's new Aortic Surveillance Clinic will monitor patients with aortic aneurysms (illustrated here) or enlarged aortas. Through the Aortic Surveillance Clinic, we offer reassurance that they are being carefully and closely monitored and that proper therapy, including surgery, will be offered if needed.”

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Use of Anticoagulant Drug after Aortic Valve Replacement Lowers Mortality Risk, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

DAIC

milla1cf Tue, 12/12/2023 - 07:00 December 12, 2023 — Patients who received the anticoagulant drug warfarin after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement had lower incidence of mortality and a decreased risk of blood clots, according to a retrospective study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

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2023 in Review: A Look at the Year's Top 10 Topics

DAIC

As the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) team welcomes in the New Year, we also have taken a few moments to reflect back on the Top 10 most read content from 2023. Joint Statement on Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients Issued by Society of Thoracic Surgeons and European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgeons 6.

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Research progress and hotspot analysis of type B aortic dissection: a bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2023

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

This study aimed to analyze and visualize the research on type B aortic dissection (TBAD) over the past 20 years through bibliometric research. To reveal the development process of TBAD research and the transi.

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Heart Valve Disease Forum 2023

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

The program directors have chosen an ambitious theme of "The Taming of the Aortic Valves," inspired by Shakespeare's classic The Taming of the Shrew. There will also be an in-depth discussion on the lifelong management of aortic valve surgery patients. The conference will be held at Seoul Dragon City, the largest hotel in Asia.

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Redo aortic root surgery post-Ross procedure

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Methods Between 2015 and 2023, 49 patients underwent redo root surgery in our institution. Freedom from VSP failure and aortic prosthesis dysfunction were 93.8% Conclusion Redo aortic root surgery can be safely performed in patients with autograft failure. The median follow-up duration was 34 months.

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