The dark side of mitral valve repair: insights into failure mechanisms using neochordae
This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the mechanisms of repair failure in a cohort of 344 patients who underwent isolated mitral valve repair.
Valvulopathies
Aortic valve replacement with or without annular enlargement: does size matter?
This retrospective observational study compared midterm outcomes after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with annular enlargement versus isolated AVR in 124 surgically treated patients.
Suture or combination with collagen plug? the ACCESS-TAVI trial on vascular closure following transfemoral TAVI
Critical analysis of the randomized ACCESS-TAVI trial, published in the European Heart Journal, which compares two femoral closure strategies after transfemoral TAVI.
Transfemoral TAVR implantation: are we arriving too late?
Results from the first randomized trial assessing transfemoral TAVR in patients with moderate aortic stenosis and ventricular dysfunction.
Long-term outcomes of surgical repair in degenerative mitral regurgitation: the Italian job
This retrospective study analyzed more than three thousand patients who underwent surgical mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation, with a 10-year follow-up.
Factors associated with permanent pacemaker implantation after tricuspid valve surgery
This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation following tricuspid valve (TV) surgery.
Impact of tricuspid regurgitation in aortic valve surgery
This retrospective study investigated the prognostic implications of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in a cohort of 2679 patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR), specifically assessing the potential benefit of concomitant tricuspid valve intervention in those with moderate TR.
Significant mitral regurgitation and mortality: is moderate mitral regurgitation less benign than we think?
This observational study explores the association between mitral regurgitation (MR) severity and both cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.
Clinical surveillance or valve replacement in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: the eternal question
A meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing early aortic valve replacement (either surgical or transcatheter) with a conservative strategy of close clinical surveillance in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis.
In search of the optimal target population for percutaneous tricuspid valve repair
This multicenter observational study evaluates the impact of percutaneous edge-to-edge tricuspid valve repair on overall survival in patients with tricuspid regurgitation across different disease stages.