Background—The clinical relevance of Doppler ... valve type, patients’ age, sex, cardiac rhythm, or international normalized ratio were evident between neurologically symptomatic (n=42) and ...

In the future, we can expect that fewer patients will receive (MHVs), given that surgical repair often is possible in patients with mitral valve disease and a bioprosthetic valve is appropriate in ...

Aortic stenosis happens when your aortic valve does not open all the way causing pressure to build in the left ventricle. This pressure blocks blood flow as it leaves the heart. In other words, the ...

The study found that early intervention led to an 80% reduction in heart failure hospitalisations one year after treatment.

The potential role of acute triggers on the appearance of CMBs remains unknown. We aimed to describe the incidence of new CMBs after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and to identify ...

Aortic valve replacement is the second most common cardiothoracic procedure in the UK. With an ageing population, there are an increasing number of patients with prosthetic valves that require ...

Background: The importance of moderate patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) for the prognosis of patients who undergo aortic valve replacement is unclear. Methods: The presence of PPM was assessed in 361 ...