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Abstract Background Current evidence regarding the role of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and its components in Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis (CAVS) remains limited and inconsistent. To elucidate the causal relationship and ...

Abstract Objectives The objectives of this study were: (1) to compare the incidence of effective orifice area (EOA) after either the trans-catheter and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR); and (2) to assess the impa...

Abstract Background Although the field of minimally invasive aortic surgery is steadily progressing across India, the adoption of totally endoscopic techniques remains in its nascent phase, limited to a handful of centre...

ABSTRACT A six-month-old female cat suffered aspiration of an abundant amount of barium sulfate during a radiographic procedure for the diagnosis of megaesophagus. Latero-lateral contrast radiography revealed severe dila...

Background Secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) often develops or persists following left-sided valve surgery. However, its impact on outcomes and the optimal timing of intervention is unclear. This study examined the ...

ABSTRACT Background Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) can cause pulmonary hypertension (PH). Mitral valve repair (MVR) has been described as a surgical treatment option for MMVD, but the benefit of MVR when PH is pr...

Abstract Background The contact activation system is triggered when blood comes into contact with artificial surfaces. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) induces such activation, however the extent of factor XII (FXII) reducti...

Abstract Background Most endometrial cancers (75%) are diagnosed in early stages (stages I and II), in which abnormal uterine bleeding is the most frequent clinical sign.When the diagnosis is performed in stage IV, the...

Abstract Background Phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is a hallmark of coronary artery disease (CAD). How type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a major risk factor for cardiovascular complications, ...

Abstract Purpose Differential diagnoses of primary pancreatic lesions include pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC) and inflammatory lesions of the pancreas (ILP). Post-pancreatic surgery, differentiation of postopera...

Brescia-Cimino and radiocephalic fistulas were used in renal failure. We know that arteriovenous fistulas contribute to increase of the CO (Cardiac output) value, we try that whether increase or decrease cardiac output a...

Abstract Background Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but frequently fatal condition. Endovascular aortic repair provides rapid hemorrhage control but does not address esophageal pathology, predisposing patients to...

Abstract Background: situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a congenital pathology where the organs acquire a disposition contrary to the usual, “mirror image”. Case report: we present a 58-year-old man with known...

Materias / palabras clave: coronary artery bypass grafting, heart valve surgery, aortic surgery, endovascular repair, heart transplantation, congenital heart surgery; Medicine: Surgery

Materias / palabras clave: aortic valve disease, mitral valve disease, tricuspid valve disease, pulmonary valve disease, structural heart disease, great vessels; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circul...

Materias / palabras clave: vascular surgery, vascular education, quality improvement, aortic disease, trial planning; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system; Medicine: Sur...