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Cardiac magnetic resonance analysis of mitral annular dynamics after mitral valve repair

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyze mitral annulus (MA) dynamics using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in patients with degenerative mitral insufficiency who underwent mitral valve repair (MVR). METHODS: Mitral valve imaging was performed by CMR in twenty-nine patients with degenerative mi...

Change in functional moderate mitral regurgitation after aortic valve replacement

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the changes of the mitral valve geometrics and the degrees of moderate mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic stenosis (AS). Methods: A retrospective analysis study of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TE...

Long-term assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction and mitral regurgitation following takeuchi repair

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the early operative outcomes and to compare the left ventricle and mitral valve functions after initial Takeuchi repair in patients with anomalous left coronary arising from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). Methods: Fourteen patients (5 males, 9 females; mean ...

Reparación de válvula mitral y cierre de comunicación interauricular, asistida por robot: experiencia inicial

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (10), 2019
Background Robot-assisted minimally invasive heart surgery is an effective alternative when compared with classical approaches. It has a low mortality and postoperative complications and its long-term durability is comparable with conventional techniques. Aim: To report short- and long-term results with...

Implante concomitante de MitraClip y cierre de orejuela izquierda: importancia de la puncoón transeptal y sus implicancias técnicas: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (10), 2019
We report a 65-years old woman with a history of permanent atrial fibrillation with high risk for ischemic and bleeding events. She developed a heart failure with severely impaired left ventricular ejection fraction and severe secondary mitral regurgitation. Given her high surgical risk, using transesoph...

Síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos hipermóvel: um relato de caso

A síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos é estabelecida por distúrbios hereditários do tecido conjuntivo que tem como manifestações principais a hipermobilidade articular, a hiperextensibilidade da pele e a fragilidade de tecidos, como articulações, ligamentos, pele, vasos sanguíneos e órgãos internos. Sã...

Análise crítica dos estudos que mudaram a prática clínica recente: doença valvar

Nesta breve análise crítica, discutiremos três estudos com potencial de alterar a prática clínica e as principais diretrizes internacionais no que tange à doença valvar. O estudo PARTNER III foi um estudo que randomizou 1000 pacientes de baixo risco cirúrgico entre troca valvar transcateter e cir...

Evolutive study of rheumatic carditis cases treated with corticosteroids in a Public Hospital

Background: Rheumatic carditis is a challenge for treatment and secondary prophylaxis, due to severe valve sequelae. Objective: To evaluate the cases of rheumatic carditis in patients under 18 years old treated with corticosteroids.Methods: An observational, longitudinal and retrospective study was carri...

Reporte de un caso de ruptura del músculo papilar anterior debido a infarto agudo de miocardio

Rev. colomb. cardiol; 25 (5), 2018
Resumen La ruptura del músculo papilar anterolateral es una complicación del síndrome coronario agudo poco frecuente, en especial porque este músculo usualmente tiene doble irrigación sanguínea al comparar con el músculo papilar posteromedial que, por lo general, solo tiene una irrigación. Se pre...