The device should never be left switched off in situ as this would increase the risk of thrombus formation ... Early inflation Balloon inflates before aortic valve closes – the left ventricle ...

Subclinical leaflet thrombosis (SLT) has raised concerns about the long-term durability and outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR ... emergent surgery in left-sided mechanical ...

Although clinically significant valve thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI ... Transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography is capable of detecting limitations of valve ...

The Mitroflow aortic prosthesis (Sorin Group Inc) is one of the most frequently used bioprostheses, with >100 000 implanted worldwide. 5 The bovine pericardium is mounted externally around the stent, ...

An 87-year-old woman with rheumatic valve disease underwent aortic, mitral (Hancock II 27 ... A transesophageal echocardiogram suggested the presence of a prosthetic thrombosis (asterisk), as ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate ...

Prosthetic heart valves (PHVs) are used to replace diseased native valves among patients with valvular stenosis, incompetence, or both. This paper reviews a number of contemporary prosthetic heart ...

Aortic stenosis is a condition where the aortic valve in the heart becomes too narrow, resulting in its functional impairment. Oxygenated blood returns from the lungs and flows into the left ...

Background Subclinical leaflet thrombosis (SLT) is a common complication after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Multidimensional CT (MDCT) is the main imaging mortality for the diagnosis ...

NEW research suggests wearable acoustic cardiography (ACG) technology may provide an effective non-invasive method for ...