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 self-expanding TAVR or SAVR in a 1:1 manner.
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Cardiac
June 11, 2016
June 9, 2016
What is the current state of atrial fibrillation surgery? An international panel of experts met at the 80th Annual SCTS Annual Meeting in Birmingham, United Kingdom, for an in-depth discussion of this issue.
June 8, 2016
In medicine we often use words not understandable to patients. For example, instead of saying, "does it hurt when you pee,” we say, “dysuria”… Roughly 80% of patients don’t understand their medical condition (Am J Emerg Med. 2000; PMID 11103725). This cartoon animation provides a clear explanation to help patients understand aortic stenosis.
June 6, 2016
This video demonstrates a tricuspid valve replacement with a mitral homograft in a child with endocarditis.
June 4, 2016
The authors analyzed long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery in nearly 10,000 patients to evaluate the mortality risk of blood transfusion. Sex-mismatched transfusion increased mortality, and use of non-leukocyte-depleted blood was associated with increased mortality. The age of the blood productes was not related to mortality.
June 4, 2016
Neurologic outcomes were evaluated in a randomized trial of TAVR or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for severe AS (750 pts).
June 2, 2016
Francis Wells of Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, gives an in-depth talk on the anatomy of the mitral valve and the importance of mitral clefts.
June 1, 2016
The porcine study explores 3-dimensional geometrical deformation of the aortic root following the David procedure. It demonstrates by various measurements and by simulation that the parts of the aortic root are exposed to high pressure and low shear stress for much longer periods after David procedure compared to the native anatomy.
June 1, 2016
Aortic clamps can cause injuries of the vascular wall. This elegant study explores pressure distributions along the jaws of seven commonly used clamps.
May 31, 2016
This video shows a minimally invasive mitral valve repair with a standardized loop technique for neochordae.