The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of ...

The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of 16 patient-centered outcome measures for people with heart valve disease, ...

ACURATE neo2 TAVI achieves high success in severe bicuspid aortic stenosis, demonstrating strong 30-day safety and efficacy.

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

Exclusion criteria were AS due to rheumatic disease or radiotherapy, previous infective endocarditis ... Additionally, diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve was based on echocardiography which may be ...

The risk of thrombosis of mechanical valves is higher in the mitral position compared with aortic position and in older generation ... A combination of transthoracic and transesophageal ...

Citation: Mechanical valves offer superior long-term survival for aortic valve replacement patients aged 60, study finds (2025, January 27) retrieved 15 February 2025 from https://medicalxpress ...

Exercise echocardiography ... and aortic dissection; evaluation of complex valve replacements; surgical repair of congenital abnormalities; surgical intervention for endocarditis when preoperative ...

Opens in a new tab or window LOS ANGELES -- Survival outcomes favored mechanical valves for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement ... Excluded were people with endocarditis, emergency ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES—January 25, 2025—A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs ...