Heart BMJ

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Objective The European Society of Cardiology guidelines have recently defined new cut-offs for pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pulmonary vasculature resistance (PVR; median pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) >20 instead of 25 mm Hg and PVR >2 instead of 3 Wood unit). Overall median age was 82 years, while 55.3%

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DAIC

JULY 29, 2024

Edwards has entered into an agreement to acquire JenaValve Technology , a pioneer in the transcatheter treatment of aortic regurgitation (AR), a deadly disease that impacts a significant and growing population and is largely untreated today. JenaValve presented positive results of its U.S. JenaValve presented positive results of its U.S.

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CTVS

MAY 6, 2024

The Ross procedure is a complex operation designed to replace a diseased or damaged aortic valve. This unique surgery relies on a patient’s own existing tissue, the pulmonary valve, to replace the aortic valve rather than using an artificial valve.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JULY 17, 2024

This report delineates two instances of AAV with large arterial involvement, one case presenting with lesions of the aortic valve and the other with lesions of the pulmonary artery. The patient's aortic valve thickening virtually disappeared after treatment with hormones combined with immunosuppressive agents.

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Heart BMJ

MARCH 22, 2024

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) at long term after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and to explore its relationship with extravalvular cardiac damage (EVCD). CMD was defined as IMR angio ≥30 units.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

JULY 11, 2024

Pulmonary hypertension patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement are at a higher risk for mortality than those without pulmonary hypertension, according to a recent study.

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Heart BMJ

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Clinical introduction A patient in their 30s had been diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy, pulmonary oedema, with severe left ventricular dysfunction at the seventh month of gestation in the third pregnancy in their late 20s. The patient had pregnancy-induced hypertension and hypothyroidism and was treated accordingly.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Patients with significant pulmonary oedema or aortic valve (AV) closure during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) were randomized to early left ventricular (LV) unloading or conventional strategy groups (1:1). The primary endpoint was the rate of weaning from VA-ECMO during index admission. vs. 1.7 ± 0.6

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 30, 2024

Transcript of video: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome is a very severe form of congenital heart disease, in which, the left ventricle, aorta and mitral and aortic valves are hypoplastic and valves may be atretic as well. So right ventricle maintains both systemic and pulmonary circulation after a Norwood procedure.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Assessment of fluid overload identifies aortic stenosis (AS) patients at high risk and treatment of fluid overload may potentially improve the post-interventional clinical course. TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation. FO by BIS was defined as ≥1.0 L L = euvolaemia). FO by BIS was defined as ≥1.0 L L = euvolaemia).

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is a well-established therapy for treating AF, but performing PVI in patients with known LAA thrombus is contraindicated. Cerebral protection devices (CPDs) are routinely used to capture and remove thrombus/debris during transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 10, 2024

Cardiovascular neurocristopathy, i.e., cardiopathy and vasculopathy, associated with the NCC could occur in the form of (1) cardiac septation disorders, mainly the aortico-pulmonary septum; (2) great vessels and vascular disorders; (3) myocardial dysfunction; and (4) a combination of all three phenotypes.

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Ken Grauer, MD

JUNE 6, 2023

I've previously discussed the interesting correlation of a qR pattern in lead V1 in patients with RVH — as strongly suggesting associated pulmonary hypertension ( See ECG Blog #234 and Blog #248 ). The plan was to proceed as soon as possible with aortic valve replacement. E CG F indings in Today's Tracing N ow M ake S ense !

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Early Career

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This year's Boot Camp covered training in cardiopulmonary bypass skills, vessel anastomosis, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies, open pulmonary lobectomy, TAVR, and wire skills.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 18, 2024

This is the aortic valve in closed position and mitral valve also appears to be closed in position. That is because timing of the image may be in such a way that, it could have been in such a way that both valves are in closed position. You can also see the aortic override. Right ventricle, left ventricle.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 20s with connective tissue disorder and history of aortic root and valve repair presented with palpitations. Further history revealed she had new onset atrial flutter soon after her aortic surgery, and was put on flecainide approximately 1 month ago. Atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Look at the aortic outflow tract. The diagnostic coronary angiogram identified only minimal coronary artery disease, but there was a severely calcified, ‘immobile’ aortic valve. Aortic angiogram did not reveal aortic dissection. If you see this, you should Doppler the valve. What do you see?

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The next morning the patient went for his routine echocardiogram, where the operator noticed a dilated aortic root at 5.47 cm with severe aortic insufficiency. The team was notified and they ordered a stat aortagram which showed type A aortic dissection from the aortic valve to the iliacs.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 4, 2024

Usual structures imaged in this view are the right ventricular free wall and outflow region, interventricular septum, aorta, and aortic valve, left ventricular outflow tract, anterior and posterior mitral leaflets, left ventricular cavity, posterior wall of left ventricle and left atrium. Colour flow shows the flow in pulmonary artery.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

APRIL 4, 2022

We are blessed with 4 heart valves – 2 on the left side which are known as the mitral and aortic valves and 2 on the right side – the tricuspid and pulmonary valves.

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Circulation

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BACKGROUND:Recent guidelines redefined exercise pulmonary hypertension as a mean pulmonary artery pressure/cardiac output (mPAP/CO) slope >3 mm Hg·L−1·min−1. Peak aortic velocity (odds ratio [OR] per SD, 1.48;P=0.036), Peak aortic velocity (odds ratio [OR] per SD, 1.48;P=0.036),

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Open Heart

JANUARY 5, 2022

Objective Patients with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis (LFLG AS) and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) are known to suffer from poor prognosis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This study aimed to develop a simple score system for risk prediction in this vulnerable subset of patients.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Venn diagram highlighting the main similarities and differences between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction (ASpEF). Patients with ASpEF eligible for transcatheter aortic valve replacement ( n  = 125) also performed cardiac computed tomography (CT).

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Heart BMJ

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Objective To characterise the mechanics responsible for the reduced ejection fraction (rEF) in high-gradient severe aortic stenosis (AS). Methods 21 patients with high-gradient severe AS (aortic valve area (AVA) <1.0 mm Hg/mL; p=0.05), driven by higher degrees of valvular stenosis (valve area 0.46 N/cm 2 ; p<0.01

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Hypertension Journal

MARCH 1, 2024

By these mechanisms, SMC-MR promotes disease progression in models of aging-associated vascular stiffness, vascular calcification, mitral and aortic valve disease, pulmonary hypertension, and heart failure. While rarely tested, when sexes were compared, the mechanisms of SMC-MR-mediated disease were sexually dimorphic.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Published Research kschukar Thu, 04/20/2023 - 11:12 Recently published (2016 – present) manuscripts utilizing STS data: Adult Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, and Intermacs/Pedimacs.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Program Designations Access and Publications (A&P) 1 Participant User File (PUF) 2 Task Force on Funded Research (TFR) 3 Special Projects 4 Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Lead Author Title Publication Date William Keeling 2 National Trends in Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery October 2023 Jake (..)

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 3, 2025

I suspect pulmonary edema, but we are not given information on presence of B-lines on bedside ultrasound, or CXR findings. Anything that causes pulmonary edema: poor LV function, fluid overload, previous heart failure (HFrEF or HFpEF), valvular disease. What "initiates" the aortic stenosis cascade? She was started on lasix.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Larger shunt volume means less blood exiting the left ventricle through the aortic valve and lower cardiac output. Rupture can be either free wall rupture (causing tamponade) or septal rupture, causing ventricular septal defect with left to right flow and resulting pulmonary edema and shock.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 19, 2024

AF, atrial fibrillation; LAVI, left atrial volume index; RA, right atrial; RV, right ventricular; sPAP, systolic pulmonary artery pressure; SVI, stroke volume index; TR, tricuspid regurgitation. Aims Paradoxical low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis (pLFLG AS) may represent a diagnostic challenge, and its pathophysiology is complex.

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