Cardiology
Infective endocarditis: What it is, symptoms and treatments
Imagine getting your tooth extracted and a bacterial infection develops afterwards that travels down to your heart.
Apr 25, 2023
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Cardiology
New heart valve shows high survival rates in study
Loyola University Medical Center is the only Chicago hospital participating in a landmark clinical trial of an artificial aortic heart valve that does not require open heart surgery.
Nov 5, 2013
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Cardiology
Echocardiograms may help with patient selection for transcatheter mitral valve repair
Clinicians should use echocardiography, an ultrasound that shows the heart's structure and function, when determining whether patients with heart failure and a leaking heart valve are likely to benefit from valve repair, ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Cardiology
Danish researchers predict risk of valvular heart disease
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Herlev Hospital and Rigshospitalet have identified a clear link between narrowed heart valves and a special lipoprotein in the blood. In the long term, the research may well help ...
Nov 13, 2013
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Cardiology
Blood flow in the developing heart guides maturation of heart valves
Congenital heart valve defects appear in 2 percent of all live births, making them the most common type of birth defect. While some of these defects have been linked to specific genetic mutations, the majority have no clearly ...
Oct 26, 2017
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Cardiology
TAVI improves quality of life in patients with severe aortic stenosis for at least 1 year
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) leads to meaningful improvements in health-related quality of life in patients with severe aortic stenosis that are maintained for at least 1 year, according to a study presented ...
Aug 28, 2012
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Cardiology
Oregon scientists link signaling network to heart valve defects
May 5, 2016—A cell-to-cell signaling network that serves as a developmental timer could provide a framework for better understanding the mechanisms underlying human heart valve disease, say University of Oregon scientists.
May 5, 2016
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Cardiology
Not adhering to recommended exams for severe narrowing of the aortic valve associated with increased heart failure
Patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis who did not follow recommended guidelines for regular exams had poorer survival and were more likely to be hospitalized for heart failure, according to a study published by ...
Sep 6, 2017
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Cardiology
SAPIEN 3 improves 30-day outcomes for major endpoints
The SAPIEN 3 heart valve demonstrated lower death, stroke and paravalvular leak rates than earlier generation devices in patients at high risk for surgery and showed encouraging results in intermediate-risk patients, according ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Cardiology
Heart valve patients may benefit from managing own blood thinners
Allowing select patients to self-manage blood thinners following heart valve surgery may lead to a lower risk of major complications, according to an article posted online by the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Nov 10, 2015
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