News tagged with valve
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation shows promise in patients with severe aortic stenosis
German researchers report success with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis—a special form of aortic stenosis that is difficult to treat. Results published ...
Cardiology
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Catheter-placed heart valve shows strong performance at two years
Two-year data show comparable death and durability for catheter-placed heart valves and open-heart surgery in very old and ill patients, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Heart patients do better with non-surgical valve replacement than standard medical therapy
Patients diagnosed with aortic stenosis who are too sick for open-heart surgery have better survival rates and an improved quality of life after undergoing catheter-based heart valve replacement than if the patients had been ...
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Mar 26, 2012 |
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Long-term outcomes of TAVI show non-cardiac co-morbidities main cause of mortality
Non-cardiac co-morbidities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease and frailty are the main predictors of late mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), suggesting that ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Tavi study shows low mortality rate, improvement in function at 30 days
Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) at experienced medical centers had significant improvement in valve function as well as low mortality and stroke rates at 30 days, according to research ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Implant to replace defective venous valve
If heart valves don't close properly, they are replaced. Conventional treatment of venous valve failure, however, has up to now always and exclusively been via medication. In future, an implant will assume ...
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Mar 08, 2012 |
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Cardiovascular societies release heart valve replacement credentialing recommendations
Four leading heart organizations representing cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons released initial recommendations today for creating and maintaining transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) programs. The recommendations ...
Cardiology
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Mitral valve repair with bypass surgery may improve heart function
Patients who had leaky mitral heart valves repaired along with bypass surgery had with healthier hearts than those who had bypass only, according to new research presented in the American Heart Association's Emerging Science ...
Cardiology
Feb 29, 2012 |
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ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS release consensus document to help guide use of minimally invasive heart therapy
With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with aortic valvular stenosis, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), along with the ...
Cardiology
Jan 31, 2012 |
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UofL physicians, Jewish Hospital first in Kentucky to offer new aortic valve replacement
Some individuals with severe aortic stenosis – also known as narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart – who are not well enough to undergo open heart surgery have a new treatment option thanks to a new procedure ...
Cardiology
Jan 03, 2012 |
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EAE/ASE 3D echocardiography image acquisition recommendations
For the first time, a joint committee of the European Association for Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography have issued recommendations on image acquisition using three-dimensional echocardiography ...
Cardiology
Jan 03, 2012 |
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A simple clip could increase quality of life for thousands of patients with a common heart problem
The interventional cardiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) recently conducted the first clinical procedure in Canada using the MitraClip system, which is designed to treat patients suffering from mitral valve ...
Cardiology
Dec 15, 2011 |
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New scanning strategy could help develop heart disease treatments
Patients with life-threatening heart valve disease could be helped with alternative scanning techniques that provide greater insight into the condition.
Cardiology
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Preoperative aspirin therapy can benefit cardiac surgery patients
Aspirin taken within five days of cardiac surgery is associated with a significant decrease in the risk of major postoperative complications, including renal failure, a lengthy intensive care unit stay and even early death ...
Surgery
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Surgery improves endocarditis-induced heart failure survival rates
Surgery significantly improves short- and long-term outcomes in patients with heart failure caused by a bacterial infection known as endocarditis, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.
Cardiology
Nov 22, 2011 |
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