Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Left Atrioventricular Valve Cleft After Previously Repaired Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect in Down Syndrome.

• TEER of mitral leaflet clefts has been reported sparingly. • Patients with DS may have left AVV disease including clefts. • TEER may be feasible in high surgical risk patients with AVV cleft.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement among patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤35 % at least 40 days after acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death among patients with persistently reduced (≤35 %) left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at least 40 days following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Few prior studies have used LVEF measured after the 40-day waiting period to examine primary prevention ICD placement.

Methods: We sought to determine factors associated with ICD placement among patients who met LVEF criteria post-MI within a large integrated health care system in the U.

Valves, Vegetations, and Valves.

We present a novel method for the treatment of right-sided bioprosthetic valve endocarditis with AngioVac debulking followed by percutaneous pulmonic and tricuspid valve replacement for residual transcatheter valve degeneration and right ventricular dysfunction.

Factors associated with remote monitoring adherence for cardiovascular implantable electronic devices.

Background: Professional societies strongly recommend remote monitoring (RM) of all cardiac implantable electronic devices, and higher RM adherence is associated with improved patient outcomes. However, adherence with RM is suboptimal.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to better understand factors associated with RM adherence.