'Just the two of us': single-operator interventional left atrial appendage closure-a case report.

Background: Different procedural strategies have been published targeting to facilitate transcatheter left atrial appendage closure (LAAc). We demonstrate feasibility of a procedural set-up allowing single-operator LAAc in a selected patient.

Case Summary: A 87-year-old male with persistent Afib (CHADSVASc, five; HASBLED, three) was referred to our hospital for LAAc.

3D-speckle-tracking echocardiography correlates with cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of acute myocarditis - An observational study.

Background: The diagnostic importance of three-dimensional (3D) speckle-tracking strain-imaging echocardiography in patients with acute myocarditis remains unclear. The aim of this study was to test the diagnostic performance of 3D-speckle-tracking echocardiography compared to CMR (cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging) for the diagnosis of acute myocarditis.

Methods And Results: 45 patients with clinically suspected myocarditis were enrolled in our study (29% female, mean age: 43.

Prognostic Impact of Redo Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair for Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation.

There is little known about the prognostic impact of a redo transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) for residual or recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR). From January 2011 to March 2019, we identified 43 consecutive patients who underwent a redo TMVR procedure with the MitraClip system. A control cohort was treated medically for MR ≥2+ after the first TMVR and was propensity score 1:1 matched using age, gender, MR severity, trans-mitral pressure gradient, and etiology of MR.

Comparison of different imaging modalities for the quantification of tricuspid valve geometry and regurgitation: a retrospective, single-center study.

Background And Aims: Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a frequent valvular heart disease with relevant adverse impact on patients' prognosis. Adequate TR imaging and evaluation is challenging. In this study, we aimed to compare different imaging modalities (echocardiography and multi-slice computed tomography) for the assessment of tricuspid valve (TV) function and geometry.

Clinical outcomes and thrombus resolution in patients with solid left atrial appendage thrombi: results of a single-center real-world registry.

Background: Data on thrombus resolution and clinical outcome data after a therapy of LAA thrombus with novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are scarce.

Methods: In this single-center study, we retrospectively analyzed 78 patients diagnosed with a solid LAA thrombus by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). We assessed baseline clinical and echocardiographic characteristics, the anticoagulatory regimens and outcomes of patients with (responders) and without (non-responders) thrombus resolution.