J Invasive Cardiol
Left Atrial "Pinball" Thrombus Causing Recurrent Syncope.
Suraci N, Santana A, Garcia G, Arenas I
A 75-year-old female was admitted due to a syncopal episode. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated severe mitral stenosis with a 5 cm, free-fl ...
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Jan 30
Aortic valve neocuspidization in patients under 65 years old.
Iida Y, Sawa S, Fujii S, Shimizu H
We aimed to elucidate the surgical outcomes of aortic valve neocuspidization (AVNeo) in patients under 65 years old. ...
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BMC Cardiovasc Disord
Aberrant right coronary artery in a grown up congenital cardiac patient, successfully treated 46 years earlier with a double Starr-Edwards silastic ball valve replacement: a case report.
Ponsiglione A, Spagnuolo G, Spagnuolo G, Stanzione A, Nappi C, Dell'Aversana S, Spagnuolo A, Cuocolo A, Imbriaco M
The Starr-Edwards ball valve prosthesis was successfully introduced in 1961-62 and largely used for aortic and mitral valve replacement. Even if Starr ...
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ESC Heart Fail 2020 Jan 29
Relationship between B-type natriuretic peptide and invasive haemodynamics in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis.
Maeder MT, Weber L, Ammann P, Buser M, Ehl NF, Gerhard M, Brenner R, Haager PK, Maisano F, Rickli H
In patients with aortic stenosis (AS), B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a prognostic marker. However, there is little information on the associatio ...
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S D Med
Non-Rheumatic Mitral Annular Calcification as a Cause of Late-Onset Mitral Stenosis.
Desai CK, Orvarsson J, Stys A
While 'senile' calcific mitral stenosis is a rare cause of mitral stenosis as compared with rheumatic heart disease worldwide, it is thought to be mor ...
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