Successful Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Child with Trisomy 21 and Complex Congenital Heart Disease with Mechanical Prosthetic Valve by Saima Alvi, Evan Shereck, Manraj K. S. Heran, George G. S. Sandor, Shahrad Rod Rassekh

“…Her chemotherapy required modifications due to poor baseline cardiac status and a mechanical prosthetic heart valve that was dependent on anticoagulation. We describe our management including the use of low-molecular-weight heparin as anticoagulation for a mechanical heart valve, the safe delivery of intrathecal chemotherapy included bridging with unfractionated heparin, and the use of fluoroscopic guidance to minimize the risk of bleeding. …”
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Role of wearable devices in cardiac telerehabilitation: A scoping review. by Alexis K Jones, Crystal Lihong Yan, Beatriz P Rivera Rodriquez, Sukhpreet Kaur, Sharon Andrade-Bucknor

“…More studies are needed to draw conclusions about the comparability of HBCR to center-based CR in patients with heart valve repair or replacement.…”
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Diagnosis and management of superficial arteriovenous malformations: French healthcare network’s recommendations by Olivia Boccara, Didier Salvan, Claude Laurian, Caroline Degrugillier-Chopinet, Nathalie Degardin, Jean-Guillaume Dillinger, Julie Malloizel-Delaunay, Stéphane Mouton, Stéphane Munck, Annabel Maruani, Annouk Bisdorff-Bresson

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Hemangioma of the Atherosclerotic Changed Aortic Valve by A. van Broekhoven, P. A. J. Krijnen, H. W. M. Niessen, A. B. A. Vonk

“…The incidence of heart valve hemangioma is very low and is mostly observed in the mitral and tricuspid valve. …”
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Absceso Cerebral Debido a Embolización Sistémica by Catarina Cabral, Inês Santos, Joana Tavares, Joana Vaz

“…The authors present a case of a patient with a heart valve prosthesis for aortic stenosis and a brain abscess due to systemic embolization from subacute endocarditis.…”
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Hybrid Cardiovascular Surgery by Osman Tansel Darçın, Ali Ümit Yener, Adnan Yalçınkaya

“…With the developing technology, new hybrid procedures can be created for myocardial revascularization, heart valve diseases, aortic and peripheral vascular diseases.…”
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Lactobacillus Endocarditis-Associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by anti-Coagulant Nephropathy and Renal Amyloidosis by Mitchell Moosavi, Jonathan E. Zuckerman

“…We present a case of Lactobacillus endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis in a patient with a complex medical history including Lactobacillus infection of an artificial heart valve. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of development of endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis secondary to Lactobacillus species organisms. …”
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Karakteristik Pasien Penyakit Jantung Rematik yang Dirawat Inap di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Marhamah Hasnul, Najirman , Yanwirasti

“…Based on echocardiography examination, the most heart valve damage is mitral regurgitation (30.40%), the severity is severe (36.80%), and the fraction ejection is in normal limit (72.97%). …”
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Practical Approach to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Bioprosthetic Valve Fracture in a Failed Bioprosthetic Surgical Valve by Maarten Vanhaverbeke, Ole De Backer, Christophe Dubois

“…We here describe and illustrate a stepwise approach to plan and perform ViV-TAVI and discuss preprocedural computerized tomography planning, transcatheter heart valve selection, and implantation techniques. …”
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Successful perioperative management of infective endocarditis in a patient after COVID-19 by I.Yu. Mokryk, N.V. Malova, I.O. Stetsiuk, Ghasabeh F. Hassanzadeh

“…We present a clinical case of successful cardiosurgical treatment of a patient with multiple heart valve pathology due to infective endocarditis associated with COVID-19 and coronary artery disease. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Valvular Prostheses Dysfunction Treatment by Lázaro De la Cruz Avilés, Félix Rene Jorrín Román, Ernesto Falcón Pérez

“…This document includes the different classifications of artificial heart valves and different kinds of dysfunctions, and updates those aspects related with treatment stressing the appropriate behaviour when valve or prosthesis thrombosis occurs. …”
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The Use of Adenosine to Enable Safe Implantation of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve by Vicki Zeniou, Shmuel Chen, Mony Shuvy, David Luria, Chaim Lotan, Haim D. Danenberg

“…High precision is necessary during percutaneous transcatheter heart valve implantation. The precision of the implantation has been established by increasing the heart rate (usually to 200 beats per minute) to the point of significantly reduced cardiac output and thus minimizing valve movement. …”
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Dynamic Echocardiographic Imaging of a Valve-in-Valve Mitral Prosthesis by Bishoy Wassef, Mina Masry, Mounir Ghali, John N. Makaryus, Amgad N. Makaryus

“…Dynamic imaging of heart valves and specifically prosthetic valves is a central benefit of echocardiography. …”
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An Early Presentation of Tricuspid Valve Rupture in a Trauma Patient With Congenital Heart Disease by Justus Boever, Rishi Batra, Hason Khan, Zachary M. Bauman

“…The tricuspid valve is the most frequently affected heart valve following blunt chest trauma due to its anterior anatomical position between the sternum and the vertebrae. …”
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Iatrogenic Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ali Oullaï, Edouard Cubilier, Mohamed Tayeb Salaouatchi, Maxime Taghavi, Yasmin Zouggari, Joëlle Nortier, Maria Do Carmo Filomena Mesquita

“…., catheters or fistulas), combined with high rates of degenerative heart valve diseases in hemodialysis patients, both favor the development of infective endocarditis in this population. …”
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ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction from Septic Emboli Secondary to Infective Endocarditis by Abiotrophia Defectiva by Bashar Khiatah, Sam Jazayeri, John Wilde, Mathew Westfall, Thomas Q. Kong, Amanda Frugoli

“…We aim to discuss current considerations for STEMI in young individuals including embolism due to IE, especially in patients with known or suspected congenital heart valve disease.…”
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Wear Resistance of Anodic Titanium Dioxide Films Produced on Ti-6Al-4V Alloy by María Laura Vera, Mario Roberto Rosenberger, Carlos Enrique Schvezov, Alicia Esther Ares

“…Ti-6Al-4V alloy with TiO2 coating is the most commonly selected material to construct an aortic heart valve. Wear resistance is the main mechanical property to be evaluated for this purpose. …”
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Monitoring Steady Flow Effects on Cell Distribution in Engineered Valve Tissues by Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Catalina Martinez, Angela Henao, Jose E. Rodriguez, Kyle R. Padgett, Sharan Ramaswamy

“…In heart valve tissue engineering, assessment of cell migration under dynamic states can provide insights on the evolving tissue structure. …”
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A Review of “Access to Care” Issues in Aortic Stenosis Patients: A Negative Report Card by Adam M. Reisman, MD, Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH

“…Although several strategies have been raised by experts within the field to help and improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with aortic valve disease, timely referral to a heart valve team specialist whenever aortic valve replacement is being considered likely remains the most pertinent intervention. …”
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Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Patrick Mathieu, Rihab Bouchareb, Marie-Chloé Boulanger

“…Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the most common heart valve disorder. CAVD is a chronic process characterized by a pathologic mineralization of valve leaflets. …”
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