Publications by authors named "M Kusmierczyk"
Article Synopsis
- - Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the second most common heart valve disease, and severe cases often require surgical intervention, though high-risk patients may need alternative treatments like transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair or the Tendyne valve.
- - The Tendyne valve, which can be implanted without traditional surgery, showed promising results: 93.2% of patients had no MR after treatment, and heart failure hospitalizations significantly decreased post-surgery.
- - An economic analysis indicated that using the Tendyne valve is cost-effective compared to medications, with a favorable cost per quality-adjusted life year, and around 60 patients annually could benefit from this treatment in Poland.
Introduction: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established treatment for aortic stenosis (AS) in patients at intermediate and high surgical risk. Circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles involved in cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to (i) determine the effect of TAVI on plasma concentrations of five EV subtypes and (ii) evaluate the predictive value of EVs for post-TAVI outcomes.
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