Percutaneous repair of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Nov 13, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Percutaneous repair of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) represents a viable therapeutic option in patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. The development of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVP) represents an infrequent…

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Cardiac resynchronization therapy before and after MitraClip implantation: An advantageous upgrading to reduce mitral regurgitation

Nov 13, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Cardiac resynchronization therapy before and after MitraClip implantation: An advantageous upgrading to reduce mitral regurgitation

Abstract MitraClip therapy has been proposed as therapeutic option in selected patients with degenerative or functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), leading to clinical and prognostic benefits. Previous studies demonstrated the safety…

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Percutaneous coronary intervention of chronically occluded saphenous vein grafts using excimer laser atherectomy as an adjuvant therapy

Nov 13, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Percutaneous coronary intervention of chronically occluded saphenous vein grafts using excimer laser atherectomy as an adjuvant therapy

Abstract We present two cases with chronic total occlusion of the saphenous vein graft in two patients with a history of previous bypass surgery with unfavorable anatomic features for recanalization…

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Snuggle T and protrusion (S-TAP) technique for coronary bifurcation stenting: A step-by-step angiographic and illustration demonstration

Nov 13, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Snuggle T and protrusion (S-TAP) technique for coronary bifurcation stenting: A step-by-step angiographic and illustration demonstration

Abstract T and small protrusion (TAP) is a stenting technique that is utilized for the management of coronary bifurcation lesions when using a two-stent strategy. This technique is also useful…

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Thrombus or vegetation: A mystery causing ST elevation myocardial infarction with infective endocarditis of mechanical aortic valve

Nov 13, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Thrombus or vegetation: A mystery causing ST elevation myocardial infarction with infective endocarditis of mechanical aortic valve

Abstract Acute myocardial infarction (MI) in the setting of infective endocarditis (IE) of mechanical cardiac valve is a rare phenomenon. The most challenging aspect is the recognition between septic embolus…

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