Long-term Follow-up After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become the standard of care in the majority of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. Data on long-term mortality and durability of transcatheter heart valves (THVs) beyond 5 years are limited. Our study aimed to assess elderly and high-risk patients' long-term outcomes treated with TAVR in a prospective single-centre registry focusing on the durability of THVs.

Transcatheter treatment of tricuspid regurgitation using edge-to-edge repair: procedural results, clinical implications and predictors of success.

Aims: The aim of this study was to analyse the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of tricuspid valve (TV) repair using the MitraClip system in patients at high surgical risk.

Methods And Results: Forty-two elderly high-risk patients (76.8±7.

Six-month outcome after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of severe tricuspid regurgitation in patients with heart failure.

Aims: Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is common in patients with right-sided heart failure (HF) and causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Treatment options beyond medical therapy are limited for high-risk patients. Transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid valve (TV) repair showed procedural safety and short-term efficacy.

Childhood obesity: impact on cardiac geometry and function.

Objectives: The aim of our study was to assess geometric and functional changes of the heart in obese compared with nonobese children and adolescents.

Background: Obesity in children and adolescents has increased over the past decades and is considered a strong risk factor for future cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Obesity has been associated with myocardial structural alterations that may influence cardiac mechanics.