[PDF] Top 20 Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve

... tumors of the heart are rare, usually benign and occur mostly in adults, and usually originate from the endocardium, followed by the myocardium and rarest of the ...pericardium. ... See full document

... deformities of the chest (pectus excavatum), peripheral artery disease, ascending aortic aneurysm and aortic valve insufficiency above ++/IV in mitral valve disease ...In ... See full document

... Despite the favourable initial evolution, during the second day after TAVI the patient presented with acute abundant haematemesis (cof- fee ground colour vomitus) associated with hypotension ... See full document

... particular, the obstructive form of SDB (obstructive sleep apnoea, OSA) has been identified as an important risk factor for a variety of cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, ... See full document

... percentage of 34%. The atriums and the right ventricle were ...normal. The Doppler showed a moderate to significant aortic valve reflux and minimal mitral valve ...reflux. ... See full document

... reduction of at least 1 degree of AR in 71% of ...evaluate the severity of AR. However, we must consider that with the increasing minimalist TAVI approach, the usage ... See full document

... institution of cardiopulmonary bypass. The heart was arrested and the interatrial septum was reopened; a type III atrioventricular dissociation was found, extending from just lateral to the ... See full document

... developed the Evolut R, which is a new TAVR valve that keeps the same nitinol stent frame as the predecessors, while it has been associated with a 10% reduction in length on the portion ... See full document

... conventional aortic valve replacement (AVR), due to an excessive surgical risk, estimated by the logistic EuroSCORE and/or clinical judgment of specific co-morbidities, such as porcelain aorta, ... See full document

... Results: The sample included 506 patients with an average age of ...years. The majority are male (53.6%). The postoperative results show a statistically significant improvement compared to ... See full document

... seven valve-in-valve procedures, all of them using Inovare® ...(within the first day after ...second valve during the procedure, due to related first valve ...failure. ... See full document

... in the papillary muscles, chordae tendineae and ...Most of them are small single tumors, < 10 mm in size (in 99% of cases, < 20 mm), with an aspect that resembles a sea anemone and ... See full document

... reoperation. The first patient had originally tricuspid valve with severe AI associated with aneurysm of the aortic ...consisted of aortic root replacement with a Dacron ... See full document

... with the balloon-expandable system in our hospital be- tween 2011 and 2014 were ...evaluate the severity of AS and the existence of any ...one of the following criteria ... See full document

... as the echocardiogram, a cardio cineangiography was performed which demonstrated significant aortic valve reflux and an image suggestive of an aorta-to-left ventricle ...in the calibers ... See full document

... Management of severe ischaemic MR re- mains difficult with disappointing early and intermediate- term surgical results of valve ...annuloplasty of the mitral valve for severe ... See full document

... importantly, aortic valve and ...impairment of the heart. The coronary arteries, due to high pulse pressure which they are subjected under this condition can also undergo structural ... See full document

... 28ºC, the aortic was clamped and myocardial protection initiated with blood cardioplegic solution (Saint Thomas) being infused at 4ºC in the coronary artery ostia, a procedure repeated at 20-minute ... See full document

... dilatation of the pupils, bilateral lens coloboma located in the inferior temporal regions was detected (Figure ...using the 24-2 full-threshold strategy of the Humphrey Field ... See full document

... zone of the ...use the hybrid technique with revascularization of the great vessels (debranching) in order to create a favorable landing zone to deploy the endoprosthesis without ... See full document