Publications by authors named "R Schueler"
Background: Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) has experienced fast adoption following commercial approval. Defining the appropriate target population for TEER therapy is important to guide patient selection. The aim of this study was to characterize tricuspid valve anatomy and coaptation gap in subjects receiving TEER for the treatment of TR in a contemporary postmarket setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuantitative analytical gas sampling is of great importance in a range of environmental, safety, and scientific applications. In this article, we present the design, operation, and performance of a recently developed tabletop terahertz (THz) spectroscopic molecular sensor capable of rapid (minutes) and sensitive detection of polar gaseous analytes with near "absolute" specificity. A novel double-coil absorption cell design and an array of room-temperature sorbent-based preconcentration modules facilitate quantitative THz detection of light polar volatile compounds, which often challenge the capabilities of established gas sensing techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: We aimed to determine transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) related complications during Transcatheter edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair (TTVR).
Background: Transesophageal echocardiography is essential to guide structural heart disease (SHD) interventions. TTVR has become an evolving procedure for high-risk patients not suitable for surgery.
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- The study aimed to compare clinical features and outcomes between culture-positive infective endocarditis (CPIE) and culture-negative infective endocarditis (CNIE) patients, noting that CNIE has a higher mortality rate.
- Researchers analyzed data from 3,113 patients, finding 83.2% had CPIE and 16.8% had CNIE; one-year mortality was notably higher for CNIE patients receiving only medical therapy.
- The findings suggest that while patients with CNIE have poorer long-term outcomes, those who undergo surgery benefit from reduced mortality rates, highlighting the need for improved diagnosis and early identification of CNIE cases.
Background: The current data on the impact of the increased mitral gradient (MG) on outcomes are ambiguous, and intraprocedural assessment of MG can be challenging. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate (a) peri-interventional dynamics of MG, (b) the impact of intraprocedural MG on clinical outcomes, and (c) predictors for unfavorable MG values after MitraClip.
Methods: We prospectively included patients who underwent MitraClip.