Published in Heart, lung & circulation
The mortality of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) is high. The management of patients with large vegetations is controversial. This study sought to investigate the association of vegetation size on outcomes including valve destruction, embolism and mortality. One hundred and forty-two (142) patients with definite IE and transoesophageal ec...
Published in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
Transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention became an option for pacemaker lead-associated tricuspid regurgitation. This study investigated the progression of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients with or without pre-existing right ventricular dilatation (RVD) undergoing pacemaker implantation. Patients were included if they had implantation of t...
Published in European heart journal
Our understanding of the complexities of valvular heart disease (VHD) has evolved in recent years, primarily because of the increased use of multimodality imaging (MMI). Whilst echocardiography remains the primary imaging technique, the contemporary evaluation of patients with VHD requires comprehensive analysis of the mechanism of valvular dysfunc...
This article provides an overview of the recommendations from the Sports Cardiology section of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology on sports participation in individuals with valvular heart disease (VHD). The aim of these recommendations is to encourage regular physical activity including sports participation, with reasonable precauti...
Published in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
BackgroundComplicated infective endocarditis (IE) with perivalvular abscess and destruction of intervalvular fibrous body (IFB) has high mortality risk and requires emergent or urgent surgery mostly.Case presentationWe presented four patients with complicated infective endocarditis combined with perivalvular abscess and IFB destruction. Three patie...
Published in European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy
To compare the risk of all-cause mortality, stroke, and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD) treated with vitamin K antagonist (VKA) or factor Xa-inhibitors (FXa-I; rivaroxaban and apixaban). We cross-linked data from Danish nationwide registries identifying patients with AF and VHD (aortic stenosis/in...
Aortic regurgitation (AR) is a common valvular lesion associated with increased mortality once the left ventricle enlarges significantly or develops systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction
Published in Heart rhythm
Cardiac fibrosis in mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is implicated in the development of sudden cardiac death (SCD); however, the pattern remains poorly characterized. The purpose of this study was to systematically quantify left and right ventricular fibrosis in individuals with isolated MVP and SCD (iMVP-SCD), whereby other potential causes of death a...
Published in Journal of cardiovascular translational research
It is essential to study the factors associated with the evolution of aortic stenosis progression (ASP) to develop therapies that could reduce it. We studied 283 patients 6 months after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ASP was defined as an increase in the maximum aortic velocity of at least 0.5 m/s between the echocardiogram performed during ACS hos...
Published in Current Cardiology Reports
Purpose of ReviewValvular heart disease affects many individuals who aspire to partake in competitive or recreational sports. This manuscript reviews the most recent European and American guidelines related to exercise and sport participation in individuals with valvular heart disease (VHD) and identifies areas not addressed by these guidelines.Rec...
