Adverse events with HeartMate-3 Left ventricular assist device: Results from the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database.

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Characteristics, management, and outcomes among admissions for primary cardiac tumors: Results from the National Inpatient Sample.

Introduction: Primary cardiac tumors (PCT) are rare, and their contemporary outcomes are not well characterized in the literature. We assessed temporal trends in patient characteristics and management of admissions for PCT in US hospitals.

Methods: Admissions with the principal diagnoses of a PCT (benign neoplasm of heart: ICD-9 212.

Safety and Efficacy of the Amplatzer Septal Occluder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: To assess the safety and efficacy of the Amplatzer Septal Occluder in the closure of secundum type atrial septal defects.

Background: The Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO; Abbott, St. Paul, MN) is an FDA-approved device for percutaneous closure of secundum type atrial septal defects (ASD).

Intermittent Recovery of Severe Acute Aortic Regurgitation Arising From Infective Endocarditis.

This case reports a 47-year-old male with a history of IV drug abuse, presenting with one week of left lower back pain. During the initial treatment, the patient became hemodynamically unstable, requiring vasopressor support. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed a 1 cm x 1 cm aortic valve vegetation with severe aortic regurgitation and potential perforation of the valve leaflet.