
ARTICLES ON VALVULOPATHIES
Combined Aortic Valve Replacement and Revascularization Surgery: Do Rapid-Deployment Prostheses Offer Any Advantage?
A retrospective study from two European centers with extensive experience using Edwards Intuity® bioprostheses comparing their perioperative and five-year outcomes with the Carpentier Edwards Magna Ease® bioprosthesis in combined aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Partner 3, Evolut-low risk and Notion: scare or treat? in low-risk patients
An update on outcomes and impressions from the recent TCT Congress in San Francisco on studies examining TAVI vs. surgical aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients: PARTNER 3, Evolut-Low Risk, and NOTION.
Pacemaker after TAVI: From a Minor Setback to Reduced Survival
A multicenter study based on NEOPRO and NEOPRO-2 registries analyzes the prognostic impact and predictors of pacemaker implantation following Medtronic Evolut® and Acurate NEO® self-expanding TAVI.
Bioprostheses in the current era
A retrospective study of a national database in Taiwan that examines durability outcomes for all bioprosthetic valves implanted in the aortic and/or mitral position from 2001 to 2017.
Clinical Guidelines on Infective Endocarditis ESC 2023: Summary of Key Updates
This blog article summarizes and presents the main updates to the 2023 clinical guidelines on infective endocarditis (IE) by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Technique for aortic valve replacement with Perceval prosthesis plus mitral surgery: 7 essential steps
This editorial article thoroughly details the perioperative guidelines and surgical technique for aortic valve replacement with a Perceval sutureless prosthesis in patients undergoing concomitant mitral surgery.
Rightward Shift in Valve Surgery
An analysis by the Cleveland Clinic of isolated tricuspid valve surgery outcomes, focusing on etiology and associated clinical and analytical parameters.
Tri-Score: more intention than result
Analysis of the foundational work of the TRI-SCORE scoring system, designed to assess the risk-benefit balance of invasive treatment options versus conservative management in patients with significant isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR).
Reoperations in cardiac valve surgery: a review of major considerations
This review article provides an exhaustive analysis of perioperative considerations and essential techniques in cardiac valve reoperations.
The Evolution of Tricuspid Regurgitation: From Secondary Actor to Co-star
Review on tricuspid regurgitation, explaining the characterization of this valvulopathy, the new five-grade severity classification, and medical, surgical, and percutaneous treatment options.