Published in Clinical Rheumatology
Electrocardiographic (ECG) and echocardiographic examinations and 24-h ECG Holter monitoring were carried out in 100 patients (age
Published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
Summary Myxomatous mitral-valve prolapse (MMVP), also called Barlow disease, is a common cardiac abnormality and affects up to 5% of the population. It is characterized by an excess of tissue that leads to billowing of the mitral leaflets, sometimes complicated by prolapse. Typical histological findings include myxomatous degeneration and degradati...
Published in European Journal of Pediatrics
Takayasu arteritis is a rare chronic vasculitis primarily involving the aorta and its main branches. We report an adolescent girl with Takayasu arteritis who presented with an isolated aortic valve regurgitation as part of a systemic inflammatory process. This patient was initially misdiagnosed as having rheumatic heart disease and the correct diag...
Published in Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
BackgroundReoperations for valvular heart disease are associated with a higher overall mortality than the primary operations. In this retrospective analysis, we present our experience of reoperative valvular heart surgery over a period of 25 years.MethodsFrom January 1975 to July 2000, 13039 operations were performed for valvular heart disease. Of ...
Published in Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
BackgroundMajority of the active cardiac surgical centers in India are still collecting the patient related data in a free flow manner. If the same information is collected in a structured manner, it is helpful in improving quality care of the patient, Resident training, Medical audit, and generation of new knowledge. Structured information is esse...
Published in Nephron
Background: Valvular heart disease has not been studied in a national population of end stage renal disease patients. Methods: 327,993 dialysis patients in the United States Renal Data System initiated from 1 January 1992 to 30 June 1997 were analyzed in a historical cohort study of patients hospitalized for valvular heart disease (ICD9 Code 424.x,...
Published in Der Internist
Die Aortenstenose ist der häufigste operationsbedürftige Herzklappenfehler des Erwachsenen, mit steigender Inzidenz im Alter. Ätiologisch liegt meist eine degenerativ-kalzifizierende Form vor, die durch atherosklerotische Risikofaktoren begünstigt wird. Durch die Verengung der Herzklappe entsteht ein systolisches Druckgefälle (Gradient) zwischen li...
Published in Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie
Aims. – Conductive disorders following open-heart valvular surgery represent serious complications that may require definitive pacemaker implantation. The natural history of these troubles is not well established thus, controversy persist concerning the timing of pacemaker implantation. In this study we identify the predictive factors of permanent ...
Published in Der Internist
Die Mitralinsuffizienz ist das zweithäufigste operationsbedürftige Klappenvitium. Die Ursachen schwerer Insuffizienzen sind meist degenerativ (v. a. Mitralklappenprolaps), ein eingeschränkter und dilatierter linker Ventrikel infolge einer koronaren Herzkrankheit oder einer dilatativen Kardiomyopathie sowie die infektiöse Endokarditis. Durch den Rüc...
Published in Cardiology
Background: Previous studies using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) report an association of valvular heart disease (VHD) with cerebral infarcts and central neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). However, TEE cannot be routinely used. Aim: To determine if VHD detected by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is associated with ...
