We should also emphasize that implantation of a small prosthesis does not necessarily result in PPM, and can be perfectly adequate in a patient with small body size. In conclusion, PPM is a ...

Medical history included a minor stroke, a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis, and aortic ectasia. His vital parameters were normal. Auscultation detected no murmurs apart from prosthetic clicking.

The signs of aortic stenosis on physical exam include a systolic murmur, usually loudest at the right upper sternal border, that peaks late and radiates to the right carotid artery. [10] The ...

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a rare but potentially lethal complication of heart valve replacement. The current clinical profile of PVE is not well defined. As a consequence, Wang et al.

In addition, many had areas of prosthetic valve separation at the suture line ... Hufnagel developed such a device to palliate aortic regurgitation in the form of an acrylic tube implanted quickly ...

Heart valve replacement involves removing the diseased heart valve. Newer techniques go through the groin. Learn how open ...

Thromboembolism is high on the list of late complications of prosthetic heart valves in spite of advances in design based on fluid mechanics, polymer chemistry and metallurgy. The development of ...

Acute aortic dissection demands urgent diagnosis and surgical treatment for patient survival. Observed on September 19th, ...

The global market for cardiac prosthetic devices is anticipated ... such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), have made the market shift from traditional open-heart surgeries to ...

The prosthetic option also negatively impacts ... During this surgery, the aortic valve is replaced with the patient's own pulmonary valve, and the pulmonary valve is replaced with a donor valve ...

Notably, the landmark multicenter study focused on aortic valve outcomes in patients with Marfan syndrome has resulted in several publications and will continue through 2030. Using large publicly ...