In developed countries, rheumatic fever is nowadays infrequent ... SESCAM, Toledo, Spain Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most prevalent valve pathology, and calcific valve disease (CAVD) is the ...

When to visit a Cardiac Surgeon? Understanding when to consult a cardiac surgeon is crucial for managing heart ailments effectively. Persistent chest pain, severe shortness of breath, unexplained ...

The Gorlin hydraulic orifice equation, commonly used to evaluate aortic stenosis, can also be used to derive the ... First, the ROA in MR is often dynamic and load dependent.4 In rheumatic MR, the ...

In the years before open-heart surgery, Hufnagel developed such a device to palliate aortic regurgitation in ... heart failure due to end-stage rheumatic mitral-valve disease, and had two previous ...

The Medicare data contradict results from the TCW randomized trial but better represent real-world practice, say authors.

CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Correspondence to Dr Dimitrios T Boumpas, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. Aortic stenosis (AS), a significant valvular heart condition, is marked by a narrowed aortic valve impeding blood flow from the heart into the aorta, ...

Department of Cardiology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Correspondence to: Dr Angus Nightingale Department of Cardiology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, ...

In conclusion, TNFα therapy holds great promise in reducing CVD and benefitting cardiovascular patients by decreasing atherosclerotic plaque size as well as decreasing several pro-inflammatory markers ...

The term dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders that are characterized by ventricular dilation and depressed myocardial performance in the absence of ...