Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. —Albert Einstein Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficient activity of the enzyme…
Objective Exercise systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP) predicts the occurrence of symptoms in patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). However, this measurement is not always available. The purpose of this…
Background Paravalvular leakage after open heart surgery is notoriously common in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR) due to Behçet’s disease. The aim of this study was to test whether initial…
Background The clinical outcomes and predictors of outcomes in isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are poorly defined. The aim of this study was to investigate the determinants of outcomes in severe…
Background The diagnosis and management of paradoxical low-flow (PLF) aortic stenosis (AS) is challenging in clinical practice. In addition, its pathophysiology has not been fully understood. The aim of this…
Background Echocardiography has been debated as an adjunct for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The aim of this prospective study was to comparatively evaluate intraprocedural guidance using intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)…
Objective The diagnostic and prognostic value of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level in isolated aortic stenosis (AS) has not been fully understood. Methods BNP level was determined in 109…
Aortic stenosis (AS) is now very frequently encountered, to the extent that aortic valve replacement (AVR) has become the second most frequently performed cardiac surgical procedure. Concomitantly, the most frequently…
The introduction of devices for transcatheter aortic valve implantation, mitral repair, and closure of prosthetic paravalvular leaks has led to a greatly expanded armamentarium of catheter-based approaches to patients with…
