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Medicina (Kaunas)
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 2 Eivenių Str., LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania.
: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a pivotal intervention for managing severe aortic stenosis in high-risk surgical patients. : This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of procedural factors and patient characteristics on TAVI outcomes, with a focus on survival rates, cardiac mortality, and associated complications. : A retrospective, single-center study involving 224 patients who underwent TAVI at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences from September 2021 to April 2023 was conducted.
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February 2025
Service de cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tivoli, 34, Avenue Max Buset, 7100 La Louvière, Belgique.
Case Report: We report the case of a 63-year-old patient who underwent aortic valve replacement with a biological valve for a bicuspid aortic stenosis, and LIMA-IVA single-bypass surgery. Two weeks later, he presented with Enterococcus faecillis bacteremia, attributed to left pyelonephritis and successfully treated with Amoxicillin. Two months after his surgery, he had a new bacteremia due to Enterococcus faecalis and we discovered a pseudo-aneurysm of the mitro-aortic trigone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Thorac Surg Short Rep
June 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adult, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
A 38-year-old woman underwent minimally invasive aortic valve replacement with a 21-mm Inspiris aortic valve and Cor-Knot for type 0 bicuspid valve and severe aortic stenosis. Postoperative transthoracic echocardiography was uneventful. Four months later, she experienced shortness of breath.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a well-established treatment option for patients with severe aortic valve stenosis; however, clinical valve thrombosis is a major challenge.
Case Summary: A 92-year-old woman underwent TAVR for severe aortic stenosis. One month later, the patient developed acute heart failure.
Cureus
November 2024
Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, JPN.
The patient an 85-year-old female resided in a care facility where she maintained an independent daily activity level. She was discovered hunched over a table in her room, displaying reduced responsiveness and prompting an emergency call. Initially, her blood pressure was within 60 mmHg, and she was transported by ambulance to our hospital.
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