American College of Cardiology

JUNE 17, 2024

The goal of the BICATOR trial was to determine whether treatment with low to moderate dose atorvastatin is associated with progression of ascending aortic dilation, valvular dysfunction, or valve calcification in patients with bicuspid aortic valve.

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Aortic valve Bicuspid/Mitral Aortic Article 44

American College of Cardiology

JUNE 11, 2024

Douglas Weaver MD, MACC discuss the history of and complications associated with bicuspid valvuloaortopathy. In this interview, Hector I. Michelena, MD, FACC and W.

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Bicuspid/Mitral Aortic valve Aneurysm Aortic 44

American College of Cardiology

MARCH 22, 2024

What is the relationship between coarctation of the aorta (COA), bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), and thoracic aortic aneurysms?

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Aneurysm Aortic Aortic valve Bicuspid/Mitral 73

American College of Cardiology

MARCH 29, 2024

This technique is now employed in approximately 85% of all isolated aortic valve replacements. In the past decade, the U.S. has seen a 25-fold increase in the use of TAVR, with more than 100,000 performed annually. Despite this growth, there are notable gaps in the evidence.

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Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

APRIL 10, 2024

A 76-year-old woman with a history of double valve replacement (Aortic and mitral valves) for rheumatic heart disease, presented with acute dyspnea after a switch from Warfarin to LMWH before a planned bone marrow biopsy. Hence distal protection by an Aortic sentinel device or its equivalent (FilterWire EZ, Tri-guard) is a must.

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Aortic valve Aortic Thrombosis Bicuspid/Mitral 52

American College of Cardiology

MARCH 29, 2024

My patient is 59 years old, has symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) with a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), and his proximal aorta is 3.6 He has no important comorbidities and was referred for advice as to whether he should have a surgical (SAVR) or transcatheter (TAVR) aortic valve replacement. cm in diameter.

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Aortic valve Bicuspid/Mitral TAVR Aortic 40

American College of Cardiology

APRIL 26, 2024

Transcatheter mitral valve-in-ring (MViR) using third-generation balloon-expandable aortic transcatheter heart valves was associated with a significant reduction in mitral regurgitation (MR) and improvement in heart failure symptoms at one year, with the tradeoff of elevated valvular gradients and a high rate of reintervention, according to a recent (..)

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Bicuspid/Mitral Heart Valves Cardiovascular Interventions Heart Failure 51