Publications by authors named "Ricardo Gorocica-Romero"
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- * Both patients were symptomatic due to tricuspid stenosis and successfully underwent transcatheter balloon valvuloplasty, leading to positive clinical outcomes.
- * The literature review suggests that balloon valvuloplasty is a viable first-line treatment option, particularly when surgery poses significant risks, and can serve as a temporary solution or as a permanent therapy.
Objective: Outcomes after adult coarctation of the aorta (CoA) stenting is scant. We explored predictors of aortic remodeling after stent implantation and report early- and intermediate-term clinical outcomes.
Methods: Adult patients who underwent stenting between July 2003 and December 2017 were included in this single-center retrospective study.
Background: The risk of erosion of an atrial septal closure device, in particular the Amplatzer Septal Occluder, has been described as higher in patients with a short aortic rim. Similar concern has been applied to patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure devices, but there are only rare reported cases of erosion. It may be that smaller devices are chosen due to fear of device erosion in PFO patients when this is not necessarily an issue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found in nearly half of patients with cryptogenic stroke. Little guidance on the use or necessity of coronary angiography at the time of percutaneous PFO closure exists. We aimed to characterize the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing PFO closure following a cryptogenic stroke.
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