
ARTICLES ON VALVULOPATHIES
Conventional aortic valve replacement versus transcatheter implantation in patients with bicuspid valve: is it a good idea?
This retrospective American study evaluates short- and mid-term outcomes in a cohort of 56,331 patients with severe aortic stenosis and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) undergoing conventional aortic valve replacement (AVR) or transcatheter implantation (TAVI).
Current state of aortic valve replacement surgery in 2023
Review article examining the boundaries of TAVI indication in favor of aortic valve replacement based on currently available evidence.
Update on alternative access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
A comparative review of different non-transfemoral alternative access options for TAVI, with the objective of providing updated information on the latest techniques, outcomes, and advances in the field.
What is the Prosthetic of Choice in Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease?
This nationwide retrospective study from Taiwan evaluates outcomes of biological versus mechanical mitral valve replacement in 1,576 patients.
The diverse facets of primary mitral regurgitation
This retrospective, multicenter study utilizes latent class analysis on 2321 patients undergoing surgery for primary mitral valve disease, aiming to identify phenotypes with distinct long-term prognoses.
Transapical neochord implantation: a promising future
This study evaluates the five-year clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) treated with transapical neochord implantation using the NeoChord DS 1000® device.
Residual Paravalvular Insufficiency after TAVI: Minor Leakage Matters
Results from a Japanese and a Swedish center, sourced from the international TAVI Registry, comparing 1-year post-TAVI survival and morbidity among patients with mild residual paravalvular leakage and those with no residual/trivial leakage post-implantation.
Elevated Mitral Gradients Following Mitral Repair: Contributing Factors
This commentary presents a sub-analysis of the CAMRA CardioLink-2 clinical trial, which investigates risk factors associated with elevated mean mitral gradients following mitral repair.
Outcomes of Aortic Valve Repair in Tricuspid Valves: Do We Know Why They Fail?
A retrospective analysis by a high-volume aortic valve repair center examines short- and mid-term outcomes of various isolated valve repair techniques on tricuspid aortic valves.
Mitral Reoperation Due to Bioprosthesis Degeneration: A Thing of the Past?
This meta-analysis evaluates outcomes from comparative studies on transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve (ViV) implantation versus reoperation for valve replacement in patients with degenerative mitral bioprostheses.