Echocardiography should be the first tool used to evaluate potential dysfunction of a prosthetic heart valve, but other imaging modalities may be needed to get a clearer picture of the problem and the ...
The first recommendations on multimodality imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves have been published. Heart valve replacement is performed using mechanical or biological prostheses. It is ...
September 9, 2009 — The American Society of Echocardiography's Guidelines and Standards Committee and the Task Force on Prosthetic Valves have issued new guidelines for evaluation of prosthetic valves ...
The Cardiovascular Surgery Group at Osaka University performed a transcatheter mitral valve implantation in dysfunctional artificial valves in severe cardiac failure patients with prosthetic valve ...
Isolated absence of the opening click of the mitral disk-valve prosthesis was noted in six patients subsequently found to have suture disruption. Of five reoperated on, four survived.
Retrospective analysis shows mortality rates and risk factors after prosthetic heart valve surgeries
Mechanical valve replacement is a primary treatment for rheumatic heart disease, yet prosthesis-related adverse outcomes remain underreported in India. This study aimed to examine the in-hospital ...
The following report presents 3 cases of intravascular hemolysis that followed aortic-valve replacement with cusps composed of Dacron cloth impregnated with silicone rubber. 8,9 Hematologic data on 32 ...
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