Researchers and clinicians at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have successfully tested a novel approach to help avoid performing open heart surgery on patients with severe complications related to congenital heart ...
Feb 20, 2024
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The neurotransmitter serotonin can adversely affect the heart's mitral valve, contributing to a heart disease known as degenerative mitral regurgitation, according to a new multicenter study involving researchers from the ...
Jan 18, 2023
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In a report from the American Society of Echocardiography, published in the Jan. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, the authors emphasize the role of echocardiography in the management of ...
Jan 17, 2023
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A heart check-up is recommended in even apparently healthy people over 65 years of age before intermediate- or high-risk non-cardiac surgery, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiovascular ...
Aug 29, 2022
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A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue at the base of the heart's ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Advancements in techniques and treatment have transformed care for patients with cardiovascular disease over the last decade, and national and state-wide initiatives have been put in place to help close disparity gaps and ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Patients with mitral valve disease who live in disadvantaged communities are more likely to experience complications and are at higher risk for death after surgery than those with higher socioeconomic status (SES), according ...
Jan 31, 2022
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A retrospective study led by researchers from Penn Medicine found that with MitraClip for treatment of secondary mitral regurgitation (MR), a heart disease associated with problems in the left ventricle, there was no negative ...
Apr 19, 2021
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Frailty measurements have become increasingly important in assessing surgical risk in patients with mitral valve disease, and research published online today in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery shows that frailty plays a significant ...
Mar 19, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Incorporating focused cardiac ultrasonography (FoCUS) into clinical examination has greater sensitivity, but not greater specificity, than clinical assessment alone for identifying left ventricular dysfunction ...
Aug 6, 2019
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