Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

When a patient needs a new heart valve, the current mechanical and tissue replacements each have strengths and weaknesses. Now, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers believe they have found a way to harness the strengths of both technologies in a way that could be life-changing—and life-saving—for many.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 13, 2025

Recent research has significantly advanced our understanding of RHD, shedding light on the immune-to-autoimmune transition, neoangiogenesis, and lymphangiogenesis processes. Addressing these issues will require a global health collaboration involving healthcare professionals, policymakers, and advocacy groups.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 3, 2024

Findings from a published case series research letter by the Henry Ford Health Structural Heart Disease team show that severe mitral stenosis, due to a build-up of calcium deposits in the mitral valve common in elderly patients, can be safely and successfully treated using Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL)-enabled percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty. (..)

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DAIC

JANUARY 4, 2024

These key takeaways from the research letter on IVL-facilitated valvuloplasty for severely calcified mitral valve stenosis are published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) Cardiovascular Interventions. The research letter’s lead author, Gennaro Giustino, M.D.,

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Researchers from Atlanta-based Georgia Tech have developed a 3D-printed, bioresorbable heart valve that promotes tissue regeneration within the heart.

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Heart Valves Research 59

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Future research should focus on longitudinal studies, collaboration across institutions, and exploration of implementation strategies. The importance of involving diverse healthcare professionals in ERAS development and implementation to enhance team spirit, motivation, and overall success is highlighted by our findings.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A team of researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid has identified the molecular mechanisms that control the activity of genes involved in both the correct formation of the heart valves and the prevention of their subsequent calcification.

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Heart Valves Research 74

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JANUARY 10, 2024

Combining a biological heart and a silicone robotic pump, researchers created a biorobotic heart that beats like a real one, with a focus on a valve on the left side of the heart.

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Heart Valves Research 127

American Heart News - Heart News

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Research Highlights: Edoxaban, a medication taken orally to prevent blood clots from forming, was found to be as effective and safe for stroke and blood clot prevention in patients after heart valve replacement surgery as warfarin, the current.

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Med Page Today

JUNE 27, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Undiagnosed heart valve disease was highly prevalent in a large community study of otherwise healthy people recruited from primary care in the U.K., researchers found. There was a 28.2% prevalence of mild, moderate, or severe.

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Heart Valves Research 107

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

JANUARY 26, 2025

Dr. Shettys team followed 252 patients who underwent the Ross procedure, a heart valve replacement operation commonly used to treat younger patients with severe aortic valve disease. at 5,10,15 and 20 years respectively, the researchers reported. Shettys team found that survival rates were 95.8% at 5 years, 94.3%

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 31, 2024

Replacement heart valves that grow inside the body are a step closer to reality following studies led by researchers at Imperial. The results are published in Communications Biology.

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Heart Valves Research 101

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

IntroductionSince TAVR was approved for lower-risk aortic stenosis (AS) patients, managing post-implantation conduction disturbances has become crucial, especially with self-expanding heart valves (SEV). Forty-seven received SEVs using COL, and 50 with CON techniques.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2024

Combining a biological heart and a silicone robotic pump, researchers created a biorobotic heart that beats like a real one, focusing on a valve on the left side of the heart.

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Heart Valves Research 101

Wellnest

AUGUST 8, 2023

In such scenarios, cardiologists’ primary form of treatment for children with coronary heart disease is a heart valve implant. Unfortunately, the traditional pulmonary valves have a fixed diameter that can’t match the size of the child’s heart over time.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This qualitative study explores the perceived benefits and intervention-specific needs of patients who received expectation-focused intervention in the context of heart valve surgery. In addition, it explores potential barriers and adverse effects.

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Heart Valves Research Outcomes 64

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MAY 16, 2024

Although well-known for their thromboresistance, bileaflet mechanical heart valves (BMHV) require lifelong anti-thrombotic therapy. This must be associated with a certain level of thrombogenicity. Since both t.

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Heart Valves Research 52

Circulation

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

BACKGROUND:A main obstacle in current valvular heart disease research is the lack of high-quality homogeneous functional heart valve cells. Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs)-derived heart valve cells may help with this dilemma.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Patients aged between 50 to 70years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of Bristol has found. The study is published in the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

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Heart Valves Research 40

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This study aims to compare the efficacy of the Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index (ACCI) and the Elixhauser-Van Walraven Comorbidity Index (ECI-VW) in predicting mortality risk among patients undergoing h.

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Heart Valves Research 104

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Background Valvular heart disease is a major health concern worldwide. The effective management of patients undergoing valve replacement determines their prognosis. Bibliometric analysis of studies on managing patients with artificial heart valves has not been previously performed.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

However, with the compelling evidence on the safety and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), it has become the gold standard treatment option for many patients with symptomatic severe AS. Transfemoral access has been the preferred method for transcatheter heart valve delivery.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Stroke is a potentially debilitating complication of heart valve replacement surgery, with rates ranging from 1 to 10%. Despite advancements in surgical techniques, the incidence of postoperative stroke remain.

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Heart Valves Stroke Strokes Research 40

DAIC

MARCH 5, 2024

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, Named President of the Heart Valve Society 2. Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute is First in Minnesota to Implant Barostim Therapy to Improve Symptoms of Heart Failure 7. Machine Learning Informs a New Tool to Guide Treatment for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure 8.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Doctors at Mayo Clinic have used a new catheter-based approach to draw out resistant pockets of infection that settle in the heart, known as right-sided infective endocarditis, without surgery. Unless treated quickly, the walled-off infections can grow, severely damaging heart valves and potentially affecting other organs as well.

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American Heart News - Stroke News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Research Highlights: Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning models may help to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease events and detect heart valvular disease, according to two preliminary research studies. One study found that artificial.

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Heart Valves Cardiovascular Disease Research 52

DAIC

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In tricuspid valve regurgitation, a complex condition that Cedars-Sinai experts regularly treat, the valve between two heart chambers on the right side doesn't open or close properly. How has treatment for tricuspid valve disease evolved? Image by Getty. tim.hodson Tue, 02/18/2025 - 10:08 Feb.

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ADN Center of Excellence

JANUARY 14, 2024

In the heart of Adana, the Adana City Health Training and Research Center recently became the epicenter of groundbreaking advancements in medical education. Last week marked a significant milestone as the center of excellence for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedures hosted a highly successful TAVI Masterclass.

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DAIC

JUNE 11, 2024

The Center will also focus on clinical trials for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) devices for tricuspid regurgitation, new devices for transcatheter mitral valve replacement, and advancing the field of robotic valve surgery. “At

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

ConclusionsWe developed a preoperative risk prediction model for AKI after heart valve replacement in patients with normal renal function, which demonstrated satisfactory discrimination and calibration.

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DAIC

JUNE 24, 2024

Photo by Cedars-Sinai milla1cf Mon, 06/24/2024 - 20:17 June 24, 2024 — Aakriti Gupta, MD , and Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD , cardiologists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai , have been selected to join the senior editorial team of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), effective July 1.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative delirium (POD) in elderly patients undergoing heart valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

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Heart Valves Risk Factors Research 40

DAIC

MAY 6, 2024

The first cases were performed by Dr. Tamim Nazif , Director of Clinical Research, Dr. Susheel Kodali , Professor of Medicine and Director of the Structural Heart and Valve Center , and Dr. Isaac George , Surgical Director of the Heart Valve Center.

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Circulation

JUNE 17, 2024

Severe disease is managed with valve replacement procedures, which entail high health care–related costs and postprocedural morbidity and mortality. Robust ongoing research programs have elucidated many important molecular pathways contributing to primary valvular heart disease.

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DAIC

MARCH 15, 2024

His impressive international academic collaborations include the establishment of multiple global registries and the training of heart teams in structural heart imaging and procedures worldwide.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Image courtesy of Henry Ford Health milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:07 February 21, 2024 — An 80-year-old woman from Frankenmuth, Michigan is the first Henry Ford Health structural heart disease patient—and the first ever in Michigan—to receive a new transcatheter heart valve device for treating severe tricuspid regurgitation.

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Heart Failure Open-Heart Surgery Tricuspid Heart Disease 105

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cardiogenic dementia is a cognitive impairment caused by heart dysfunction and has received increasing research attention. This study describes the changes in cognitive function associated with coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and heart valve disease.

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