MitraClip therapy for functional mitral regurgitation (MR) was inferior to surgical repair after 4 years with regard to MR recurrence according to a monocenter study on 143 patients who had optimal results immediately after treatment.
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Cardiac
September 7, 2016
September 7, 2016
4D flow MRI proves markedly altered flow patterns with flow velocity reduction in the LV cavity, especially around the inflow conduit after experimental left ventricular assist device implantation. As an alternative, a newly designed inflow cannula is proposed.
September 7, 2016
This clinical case describes the minimally invasive resection of a papillary fibroelastoma in a 56-year-old male patient.
September 7, 2016
This multistudy registry, entitled ROUTE, studied the effectiveness and safety of transaortic access for TAVI in 301 patients. Mean age was 82 years and mean STS Score 9.0. Valve success was 97%.
September 6, 2016
This video describes the technique of right ventricular papillary muscle approximation to the septum (RV-PMA) as an adjunct to cone reconstruction of Ebstein’s anomaly, and reviews some of the authors’ initial results.
September 6, 2016
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 predisposing factors related to trancatheter heart valve (THV) thrombosis.
August 31, 2016
Joel Dunning interviews CTSNet President and EACTS Secretary General, Pieter Kappetein.
August 29, 2016
This video depicts a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement via a right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy, using the Edwards Intuity rapid deployment aortic valve system, in a 75-year-old male patient with severe aortic stenosis.
August 27, 2016
The authors evaluated the accuracy of a semi-automated method of developing 3D images of mitral valve disease, generated from 3D echocardiograms, in clinical decision making. Resulting images were very similar to images created through laborious analysis by hand of echo results, and were dissimilar to images of normal mitral valves. The clinical ut
August 27, 2016
The utility of a home visit program for patients discharged to home after cardiac surgery was assessed comparing a 4 year cohort of home visit patients to patients operated prior to the home visit program initiation. Home visits decreased readmission rates by about 40%. Costs per readmission were $40,000 to $56,000, whereas the cost of the entire p