Published in World Journal of Cardiology
BACKGROUND There is a lack of data on the clinical outcomes in patients with native valve infective endocarditis (NVIE) and diabetes mellitus (DM). AIM To investigate (1) trends in the prevalence of DM among patients with NVIE; and (2) the impact of DM on NVIE outcomes. METHODS We identified 76385 with NVIE from the 2004 to 2014 National Inpatient ...
Published in Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine
Purpose of reviewTo discuss the epidemiology of pulmonary valve (PV) disorders, anatomy and pathology of the PV, and current treatment strategies for PV disorders with special attention to the patient with congenital heart disease. The focus will be on utilization of multimodality imaging methods including echocardiography, cardiac CT, and MRI in t...
Published in Journal of cardiology cases
Herein, we report a case of 61-year-old male with congestive heart failure (HF) due to severe aortic regurgitation (AR) caused by ruptured aortic valve aneurysm (VA). Aortic valve replacement (AVR) was performed after improvement of HF symptoms. Pathological examination of resected aortic VA showed neutrophil infiltration. Although he did not have ...
Background: Accurate visualization of cardiac valves and lesions by three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography is integral for optimal guidance of structural procedures and appropriate selection of closure devices. A new 3D rendering tool known as transillumination (TI), which integrates a virtual light source into the data set, was recently reported ...
Published in Journal of cardiovascular translational research
Different arrhythmogenic substrates for atrial fibrillation (AF) may underlie aortic valve (AV) and mitral valve (MV) disease. We located conduction disorders during sinus rhythm by high-resolution epicardial mapping in patients undergoing AV (n = 85) or MV (n = 54) surgery. Extent and distribution of conduction delay (CD) and block (CD) across the...
Published in Current Cardiology Reports
Purpose of the ReviewModerate or severe aortic regurgitation (AR) occurs in 0.5% of the population and typically peaks in the fourth to sixth decade of life. A significant proportion of patients have prohibitive surgical risk and are therefore treated medically with pharmacological management of heart failure and no definitive treatment of the unde...
Published in Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy
Purpose To date, clinical data on real-world treatment practices in Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) after bioprosthetic valve (BPV) replacement are needed. We conducted a large-scale, prospective, multicenter study to understand the actual usage of antithrombotic therapy and the incidence of thromboembolic and bleeding events in the...
Published in International Urology and Nephrology
Introduction Valvular heart diseases (VHD) are becoming a significant problem in the Polish population. Coexistence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with VHD increases the risk of death and affects further therapeutic strategy. Aim Analysis impact of CKD on long-term prognosis in patients with VHD. Material and methods The inclusion crit...
Published in Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese
The accuracy of surgical scores in predicting in-hospital mortality for nonsurgically treated patients with infective endocarditis (IE) has not yet been explored. Patients with definite IE who did not undergo valve surgery were selected from the database of seven French administrative areas (Association pour l'Étude et la Prévention de l'Endocardit...
Published in Indian Heart Journal
• Study predicts and deliberates over limited penetration of TAVR in Indian population. • Among acquired IAS, senile degeneration and bicuspid valve calcification is common. • Lower age of patients with acquired IAS becomes major hindrance to advocate TAVI.
