Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis Resulting Severe Aortic Insufficiency and Aortitis: Exacerbation of Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis and Stenosis of the Main Left Coronary Artery after Me... by Agnė Balčiūnaitė, Algimantas Budrikis, Eglė Rumbinaitė, Jurgita Sabaliauskienė, Vaiva Patamsytė, Vaiva Lesauskaitė

“…In this article, we present a case of a 49-year-old male patient with AS, who was referred to our medical institution for elective aortic valve surgery because of severe aortic regurgitation. The histological findings revealed fibrosing endocarditis of aortic valve and nonspecific aortitis of aortic root. …”
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Rate and predictors of response to glucocorticoid therapy in patients of takayasu arteritis at a tertiary level hospital of Bangladesh: A longitudinal study by Farzana Shumy, Ahmad Mursel Anam, Minhaj Rahim Choudhury, Md Abu Shahin, Syed Atiqul Haq, Md Zahid Amin, Sumayia Minhaj

“…These five patients had onset of symptoms <15 months prior to the initiation of therapy and had no history of syncope, stroke, and complications such as aortic regurgitation and hypertension. Reappearance of a pulse was noted in three out of 11 patients. …”
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Recurrent Multivalvular Staphylococcus Lugdunensis Endocarditis Causing Complete Heart Block after TAVR by Preeti Singhal, Somsupha Kanjanauthai, Wilson Kwan

“…TAVR has revolutionized the management of severe aortic stenosis and has even been successfully utilized in select cases of aortic regurgitation. Unfortunately, there are a number of associated complications that can be difficult to diagnose, such as prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). …”
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Immediate results of aortic valve reconstruction using Ozaki method by В.М. Todurov, I.Yu. Mokryk, I.O. Aksionova, N.V. Ponych, C.M. Monastyrska, О.А. Yepanchintseva, I.M. Kuzmich, V.B. Demianchuk

“…There were no mortality or major complications in postoperative period. Aortic regurgitation was absent, trivial or mild in all cases. …”
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The evaluation of the predictors of left ventricular systolic function improvement in patients with severe aortic stenosis after aortic valve replacement by N.V. Ponych, O.J. Zharinov, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…The smaller increase in LVEF was associated with greater rate of atrial fibrillation (p = 0.028) and aortic regurgitation I degree (p = 0.012). Conclusions. …”
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Autograft dilation after Ross procedure in children and young adults is mitigated by autograft reinforcement: A retrospective MRI study by Raphael Seiler, Robin Stenzel, Viktoria Weixler, Milena Muiznieks, Marina Gürtner, Felix Berger, Titus Kühne, Mi-Young Cho, Joachim Photiadis, Marcus Kelm, Peter Murin

“…Surgical reinforcement techniques of the autograft, via subcoronary implantation or external support, prevented such dilation (P < 0.001) and mitigated aortic regurgitation. In conclusion, our model predicted autograft dilation over time in patients after Ross procedure, aiding clinicians in making data-driven decisions regarding the optimal timing of the procedure and the selection of the most effective surgical strategy.…”
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Emergency interventions for cardiogenic shock due to decompensated aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mauro Chiarito, Dario Bongiovanni, Evaldas Girdauskas, Bastian Wein, Eva Harmel, Tamer Owais, Stephanie Gladys Kühne, Andrea Patrignani, Sebastien Elvinger, Damyan Penev, Philip W Raake

“…Secondary endpoints were in-hospital mortality, 1-year mortality, bleeding, major vascular complications, myocardial infarction, stroke, incidence of pacemaker implantation, acute kidney injury and aortic regurgitation.Results Seventeen studies were included, totalling 2811 patients. …”
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Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration Have Increased Susceptibility to Valvular Heart Disease by Natan Lishinsky-Fischer, Itay Chowers, MD, PhD, Yahel Shwartz, MSc, Jaime Levy, MD

“…Results: Patients with AMD had a higher prevalence of various VHDs compared with the control group, including increased rates of aortic stenosis (odds ratio [OR], 2.00; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.40–2.86; P < 0.001), aortic regurgitation (OR, 2.41; 95% CI, 1.49–3.91; P < 0.001), and mitral valve regurgitation (OR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.13–2.01; P = 0.004). …”
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Transcatheter Closure of Perimembranous and Intracristal Ventricular Septal Defects Using Amplatzer Duct Occluder II in Children by Shenrong Liu, Wenqian Zhang, Junjie Li, Shushui Wang, Mingyang Qian, Jijun Shi, Yumei Xie, Zhiwei Zhang

“…One patient with mild aortic valve prolapse in pmVSD group developed new-onset moderate aortic regurgitation after a 4/4 mm ADO II was deployed; however, this resolved after the device was retrieved and successfully replaced with a 5 mm zero eccentric VSD occluder. …”
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A New Risk Prediction Model for the Assessment of Myocardial Injury in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-Elective Surgery by Vedat Cicek, Mert Babaoglu, Faysal Saylik, Samet Yavuz, Ahmet Furkan Mazlum, Mahmut Salih Genc, Hatice Altinisik, Mustafa Oguz, Berke Cenktug Korucu, Mert Ilker Hayiroglu, Tufan Cinar, Ulas Bagci

“…Multivariable analysis revealed that creatinine, lymphocyte, aortic regurgitation (moderate-severe), stroke, hemoglobin, ejection fraction, and D-dimer were independent determinants of MINS. …”
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