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What to Expect: EACTS 2022

October 4, 2022 | John Janesheski…

In anticipation of the 36th Annual European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) Meeting, CTSNet met with two representatives of the association. Dr. Rafael Sádaba Sagredo, secretary general and chair of the EACTS Education Committee, joined...

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What to Expect: EACTS 2022

October 4, 2022 | John Janesheski…

In anticipation of the 36th Annual European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS) Meeting, CTSNet met with two representatives of the association. Dr. Rafael Sádaba Sagredo, secretary general and chair of...

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TAVI in Bicuspid Aortic Valves ‘Made Easy’

May 14, 2017 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) has been considered a relative contraindication for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Nevertheless, favourable results have been reported from registries and observational reports. In this manuscript,...

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Outcomes of Warfarin Therapy for Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis of Surgically Implanted Valves

February 26, 2017 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript, the authors describe their findings in an observational prospective study of 52 patients who had tentative diagnoses of bioprosthetic valve thrombosis (BPVT) of surgically implanted valves over...

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Differences in left ventricular remodelling in patients with aortic stenosis treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement with corevalve prostheses compared to surgery with porcine or bovine biological prostheses.

February 13, 2017 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

The authors report on an echocardiographic sub-study of the NOTION trial, a prospective randomized study which compared outcomes between 120 patients undergoing TAVI and 112 patients undergoing aortic valve replacement...

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Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve Thrombosis: Incidence, Predisposing Factors, and Clinical Implications

September 6, 2016 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this retrospective review of 460 consecutive patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Edwards Sapiens XT or Sapiens 3 prosthesis, the authors analyse the incidence, clinical implications and...

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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Native Mitral Valve Disease With Severe Mitral Annular Calcification: Results From the First Multicenter Global Registry

July 25, 2016 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

The authors describe their findings in a multicenter retrospective review of clinical outcomes in 64 patients with severe mitral annular calcification considered poor candidates for traditional surgical mitral valve replacement,...

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Risk of bleeding and thrombosis in patients 70 years or older using vitamin K antagonists

July 14, 2016 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this matched cohort study the authors evaluate the age-associated risk of bleeding and thrombosis in 3313 patients ≥70 years attending a single thrombosis service and treated with vitamin K...

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3-Year Outcomes in High-Risk Patients Who Underwent Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

June 11, 2016 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

This manuscript reports on the 3-year follow up results of the CoreValve US Pivotal Trial in which patients with aortic stenosis at high risk for surgery were randomly assigned to...

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Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness and Safety of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Without Balloon Predilation

April 5, 2016 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this manuscript the authors report on their findings in a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies looking into the effect on outcomes of balloon predilatation in patients undergoing...

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Efficacy of losartan vs. atenolol for the prevention of aortic dilation in Marfan syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

March 27, 2016 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

Therapy with b-blockers has shown a beneficial effect in reducing aortic dilation progression and has been proposed as the standard treatment for Marfan´s syndrome (MFS). However, angiotensin II-receptor blockers are...

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Prosthesis choice for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Improved outcomes with the adoption of a patient-specific transcatheter heart valve selection algorithm

December 13, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

In this prospective study on 377 patients, the authors evaluate the effect of the application of a patient-specific transcatheter heart valve (THV) selection algorithm, which suggests the use of a...

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Cardioband, a transcatheter surgical-like direct mitral valve annuloplasty system: early results of the feasibility trial

December 10, 2015 | J. Rafael SadabaGold Contributor

The study was a single-arm, multicentre, prospective study enrolling 31 high-risk adult individuals with symptomatic mitral regurgitation despite optimal medical therapy from five institutions in Europe. The primary efficacy endpoints...

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