In systole, a dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction is suggested by a signal void (solid arrow) just below the aortic valve, which is accompanied by systolic motion of the anterior ...

Early inflation Balloon inflates before aortic valve closes – the left ventricle ... (defined as ≥70% stenosis in both the left anterior descending artery before the first septal perforator ...

Although echocardiography continues to be the first-line ... Other cardiomyopathies can also result in MR. Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve can lead to MR and has been described with ...

An asymmetric pattern of hypertrophy or concomitant left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) or systolic anterior motion (SAM ... transoesophageal echocardiogram monitors myocardial ...

reviewed a case of a 38-year-old man who presented with recurrent dyspnea and chest discomfort during exertion that started shortly after a mitral valve ... echocardiogram during a reoperation ...

Citation: Mechanical valves offer superior long-term survival for aortic valve replacement patients aged 60, study finds (2025, January 27) retrieved 19 February 2025 from https://medicalxpress ...

A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival ...

Valve‐in‐valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a recognized alternative for treating the structural valve deterioration of bioprosthetic valves. Recent guidelines and trials have ...

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At echocardiography, they had more enlarged cardiac chambers, worse LV and RV systolic function, diastolic dysfunction, and severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation (Table 2). Table 2.