Paravalvular Leak After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The New Achilles’ Heel? A Comprehensive Review of the Literature
This literature review is an effort to consolidate current knowledge in this area to better understand the prevalence, progression, and impact of post-TAVR PVL and to help direct future efforts regarding the assessment, prevention, and treatment of this troublesome complication.
Vascular Access Complications: Diagnosis and Management
The incidence of vascular access site related complications ranges between 0.8 % to 1.8 % of diagnostic cardiac catheterization and up to 9 % of percutaneous coronary interventions.
Prevalence and Effect of Myocardial Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
We aimed to assess the incidence and extent of myocardial injury after TAVR performed using transfemoral and transapical approaches.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Current Developments, Ongoing Issues, Future Outlook
Careful patient selection, systematic risk stratification, optimal valve sizing, meticulous procedural techniques, and complications management are all important elements to achieve good outcomes. Future prospective studies will allow us to refine this therapy and optimize outcomes in this high-risk patient population.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Requiring Staged Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Japanese Patients with Severely Calcified Ascending Aorta: A Case Report and Institution Series Analysis
We report a first TAVR case in Japan of successful TAVR following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A 75-year-old man with stable angina pectoris and severe AS was considered to be at high risk for surgical AVR because of severely calcified ascending aorta.
The ATHENS TAVR Registry of Newer Generation Transfemoral Aortic Valves: 30-Day Outcomes
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a documented treatment for patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at very high or prohibitive operative risk. We sought to investigate the outcomes of transfemoral procedures with the newer generation valves in four TAVR centres in Athens, Greece.
Impact of Nurse-Initiated Preoperative Education on Postoperative Anxiety Symptoms and Complications after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Nurse-initiated preoperational education and counseling were associated with a reduced rate of perioperative complications and a reduced level of anxiety following CABG.
In Vitro Testing of a Novel Blood Pump Designed for Temporary Extracorporeal Support
We studied a nonocclusive peristaltic pump (M-Pump) in two mock circulatory loops and compared the performance to a frequently used centrifugal pump and a modified prototype of the M-Pump (the BioVAD).
Evolution of Technology, Establishment of Program, and Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: The “SickKids” Experience
We sought to review the evolution in technology, importance of team development and training, and report our experience at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto.
A Nonocclusive, Inexpensive Pediatric Pulsatile Roller Pump for Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Extracorporeal Life Support, and Left/Right Ventricular Assist Systems
This particular nonocclusive pediatric pulsatile system performed well during all of the experimental conditions.
Lumped Parameter Model for Heart Failure with Novel Regulating Mechanisms of Peripheral Resistance and Vascular Compliance
To research the change in the physiological mechanism between the heart failure (HF) patient and healthy persons, the physiology parameters, which include the myocardial contractility, systemic vascular resistance (SVR), and vascular compliance, were studied
Use of Minimal Extracorporeal Circulation Improves Outcome after Heart Surgery; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Use of MECC in heart surgery resulted in improved short-term outcome as reflected by reduced mortality and morbidity compared with conventional extracorporeal circulation