Clinicians should maintain a high vigilance for AS progression and the development of symptoms. Given the safety and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a randomized controlled trial is underway to evaluate its benefits in patients with moderate AS and left ventricular systolic dysfunction...
These factors have acted in concert to alter our view of the proper timing and applicability of surgery. On one hand it is no longer necessary or even advisable to delay surgery until advanced symptoms are present, and thus surgery is timed earlier today than it was even a decade ago. On...
“For example, many CVD therapies cause drowsiness and tiredness, so if those symptoms are preventing them from doing things they love . . . we may want to taper back,” she said. To TCTMD, Di Palo added that more research is needed to understand the intricacies of dealing with palliati...
AORTIC valve transplantationBackground: Paraganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor derived from chromaffin cells. The overproduction of catecholamines accounts for the presenting symptoms and cardiovascular complications. The clinical presentation frequently overlaps with the associated cardiac diseases,...
There is a relationship between the year of valve implantation and the timing and severity of ball variance for the overall series of patients surviving operation, but for the subgroup currently at risk the sample sizes are too small to detect any difference, if one still exists. Only three ...
The impact of pulmonary valve replacement after tetralogy of Fallot repair: a matched comparison. While there are no controlled studies, pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) after late tetralogy of Fallot repair is performed for patients with symptoms, arr... Aungkana,Gengsakul,Louise,... - 《Europ...
Optimal timing of PVR has sparked debate, which has catalyzed increasing research efforts over the past decade. Although performance of PVR in the absence of symptoms is currently on the basis of the rationale that achievement of complete reverse remodelling is highly desirable, whether this approach...
Baffle leaks are present in up to 50% of non-selected patients late after the atrial switch procedure, and while they initially may not cause clear symptoms, their existence can complicate the hemodynamic course and influence the prognosis in this complex patient group. Inherent to the nature of...