ARTICLES ON VALVULOPATHIES
Spain, 17 countries in one… also in terms of infective endocarditis epidemiology
Epidemiological study on the prevalence and regional differences in etiologies, treatment, and outcomes of infective endocarditis in Spain.
Balloon-Expandable Myval® Bioprosthesis Matches Contemporary Devices: A Surgeon’s Perspective
Randomized Clinical LANDMARK Non-Inferiority Trial Comparing the Meril Myval® Balloon-Expandable Prosthesis with Widely Used Contemporary Prostheses (Edwards SAPIEN® and Medtronic Evolut®) in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Biological Aortic Valve Replacement in Young Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Is It Still a Viable Option?
This article analyzes outcomes from 498 patients under the age of 65 with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) with bioprostheses due to aortic stenosis (AS).
Mitral valve replacement: mechanical versus biological: long-term experience
Long-term follow-up after mitral valve replacement focusing on the impact of biological versus mechanical prostheses on survival and reoperation rates in over 2,000 patients, adjusted using propensity score matching.
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair: Importance of Annular and Sinotubular Junction Stabilization
A retrospective, multicenter analysis of outcomes in valve repair for aortic insufficiency caused by bicuspid valvulopathy with or without associated aortopathy, with a follow-up period of 10 years.
Mitral valve replacement: is age a key factor in prosthesis selection?
This is a retrospective, multicenter observational study comparing long-term outcomes in terms of 10-year survival and freedom from reintervention following isolated mitral valve replacement with mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves, across different age groups.
Is the Heart Team Dispensable in Catheter-Based Aortic Bioprosthesis Implantation Procedures?
Multicenter German Analysis of the Incidence and One-Year Outcomes of Emergency Conversion to Surgical Procedure During Transcatheter Aortic Bioprosthesis Implantation
AUTHEARTVISIT study: the Austrian paradigm
This retrospective observational study, adjusted through propensity score analysis, utilized data from the Austrian National Health System registry to compare mid- to long-term survival in patients treated with surgery or TAVI between 2010 and 2020.
Valvular surgery in infective endocarditis according to frailty risk scales: are data at the service of science or is science at the service of data?
A retrospective study using data from the U.S. National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to analyze patients diagnosed with infective endocarditis, evaluating the impact of valvular surgery according to frailty risk scores.
Infective endocarditis as a primary focus… are we globally addressing the problem?
This multicenter study evaluates the impact of spondylodiscitis associated with infective endocarditis on recurrence and survival based on the treatment sequence employed.