Rather than the new valve expanding in the aortic annulus ... 32% of patients were in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II heart failure, while 63% were in class III and 5% were in class ...
TAVI is a minimally invasive technique. It is typically performed with a catheter, a thin, flexible tube introduced through a small incision, usually in the groin area. The guided catheter delivers ...
1 In addition to these perioperative haemodynamic changes, increased neurohormonal activation and myocardial injury following conventional cardiac surgery correlate with perioperative complications ...
Background: Fragility of the ascending aortic wall has been reported in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR), thought to be affected by turbulence in the ascending aorta. However, the mechanism ...
Background: Aortic regurgitation (AR) is a prevalent valve disease with a long latent period to symptoms. Recent data has suggested the role of novel markers of myocardial overload in assessing onset ...