Long-term outcome of bicuspid aortic valve repair using figure-of-8 hitch-up stitchesCentral MessagePerspective by Fei Xiang, MD, Lin Chen, BA, Raphaelle Chemtob, MD, Eric E. Roselli, MD, Shinya Unai, MD, Patrick Vargo, MD, Marijan Koprivanac, MD, A. Marc Gillinov, MD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, PhD, Austin Firth, MS, Milind Y. Desai, MD, MBA, Brian Griffin, MD, Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD, Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

“…Methods: From 2000 to 2022, bicuspid aortic valve repair was performed on 1112 patients at Cleveland Clinic, with 367 patients receiving figure-of-8 hitch-up stitches along with classical techniques, including Cabrol suture, cusp plication, raphe resection, and valve-sparing root replacement. …”
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Complex Transfemoral Access During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Narrative Review of Management, Complexity Scores, and Alternative Access by Ioannis Skalidis, Neila Sayah, Thierry Unterseeh, Thomas Hovasse, Francesca Sanguineti, Philippe Garot, Youcef Lounes, Antoinette Neylon, Mariama Akodad

“…Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a well-established treatment for severe aortic stenosis across all levels of surgical risk. …”
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Improving Egg Quality in Tropical Environments: Assessing the Maize Meal Replacement by Wheat Bran and Soybean Oil in Laying Hen Diets by Mariana Novela, Abilio P. Changule, Igor I. S. Munguambe, Florentina D. Chilala, Leonel A. Joaquim, Eunice J. Chivale, Marcos Mabasso, Ramos J. Tseu, Filomena dos Anjos, Otília H. T. Tomo, Manuel Garcia‐Herreros, Custódio G. Bila

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Statistical shape modeling of shape variability of the human distal tibia: implication for implant design of the tibial component for total ankle replacement by Jian Yu, Chengke Li, Jinyang Lyu, Shengxuan Cao, Chao Zhang, Xin Ma, Xin Ma, Dahang Zhao

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Generalizability of motor modules across walking-based and in-place tasks – a distribution-based analysis on total knee replacement patients by Mahziyar Darvishi, Sajjad Daroudi, Shahabedin Tavasoli, Ali Shafiezadeh, Farzam Farahmand

“…This study explored the generalizability of motor modules across two families of walking-based (level-walking, downhillwalking and stair-decent), in-place ascending (sit-to-stand, squat-to-stand), and in-place descending (stand-to-sit and stand-to-squat) motor tasks in a group of six individuals undergone total knee replacement (TKR) surgery. Methods: Motor modules were extracted from the EMG data of CAMS-Knee dataset using non-negative matrix factorization technique. …”
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Feasibility of endovascular aortic arch repair after hemiarch replacement for acute type A aortic dissectionCentral MessagePerspective by Srihari K. Lella, MD, Matthew J. Eagleton, MD, Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD, Sunita D. Srivastava, MD, Motahar Hosseini, MD, Jordan P. Bloom, MD, MPH, Antonia Kreso, MD, PhD, Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH, Jahan Mohebali, MD, MPH, Arminder S. Jassar, MBBS, FRCS

“…Awareness of anatomic inclusion criteria for arch endografts and modification of surgical technique for creation of a suitable landing zone at the initial operation may increase the likelihood of successful endovascular repair in the future.…”
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Commentary: Hybrid valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral valve replacement: You can never have too many tools in your toolboxCentral Message by Gaetano Paone, MD, MHSA, Adam B. Greenbaum, MD

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Valve-sparing aortic root replacement in a donor heart during orthotopic heart transplantation leads to maximum utilization of the donor heartsCentral Message by Takuya Nishijima, MD, Yoshihisa Tanoue, MD, PhD, Tomoki Ushijima, MD, PhD, Akira Shiose, MD, PhD

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A case of total arch replacement in a patient with Marfan syndrome using a continuous-flow left ventricular assist deviceCentral Message by Shun Tanaka, MD, PhD, Haruo Yamauchi, MD, PhD, Masahiko Ando, MD, PhD, MPH, Hidetomi Takahashi, MD, Hiroaki Aizawa, MD, Minoru Ono, MD, PhD

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Commentary: Pulmonary valve replacement through a small incision is attractive but means limited possibilities for right ventricular outflow tract repairCentral Message by Thierry Carrel, MD

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Transcarotid versus transaxillary access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a self-expanding valve: A propensity-matched analysisCentral MessagePerspective by Keith B. Allen, MD, Daniel Watson, MD, Amit N. Vora, MD, Paul Mahoney, MD, Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, MD, Jonathan G. Schwartz, MD, Antoine Keller, MD, Nishtha Sodhi, MD, Daniel Haugan, MS, Michael Caskey, MD

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Re-redo aortic root replacement utilizing continuous coronary perfusion via bypass grafting in a patient with impaired cardiac functionCentral Message by Kazuma Handa, MD, Kazuo Shimamura, MD, PhD, Kizuku Yamashita, MD, PhD, Shigeru Miyagawa, MD, PhD

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Concomitant carotid-carotid-axillary bypass with zone 0 branched endograft and transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve replacement via retroperitoneal accessCentral Message by Kareem Bedeir, MD, MSc, Chad McRee, MD, FACC, William E. Johnson, MD

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Aortic rupture during transcatheter aortic valve replacement requiring emergent thoracic endovascular aortic repair and endograft infection requiring endograft explant by Ryan Wahidi, MD, Dan Kindell, MD, Puja Kachroo, MD, J.Westley Ohman, MD

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School Rhetoric Techniques in Empress Eudocia’s Poem “Martyrdom of St. Cyprian” by T. L. Aleksandrova

“…Examples of use of school rhetoric techniques (common exercises, figures of thought, figures of speech, tropes) in the poem of Empress Eudocia (V century) “Martyrdom of St. …”
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Integration of Hash Encoding Technique with Machine Learning for Employee Turnover Prediction by Ahya Radiatul Kamila, Johanes Fernandes Andry, Francka Sakti Lee, Felliks F. Tampinongkol

“…Employee turnover refers to the replacement of employees within an organization, which can lead to losses such as recruitment costs and decreased productivity. …”
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Reconstruction of Harmonic and Transient Electrical Signals Through Compressed Sensing Technique by Oscar Vite, Felipe Uribe, C. A. Lopez de Alba

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Peri-implant bone behavior after single drilling technique versus undersized drilling technique of immediately loaded implant in posterior maxilla: a one-year prospective study by Mohamed Ahmed Galal Sadek, Mohamed Zaghlool Amer, Nesma El-Gohary, Heba Abo-Elfetouh Elsheikh

“…The undersized drilling technique uses a final drill smaller than the diameter of the implant. …”
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Euphemistic Headlines in Economic News Articles of German Newspaper ‘Die Tageszeitung’ by E. L. Shubina, Ju. A. Raikova

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Uretero-transappendix-cystoneostomy as a technique for the reconstruction of the lower part of the ureter by Milović Novak, Janjić Pero, Bančević Vladimir, Kuprešanin Srđan

“…The missing part of the ureter was successfully replaced with an appendix. The technique of uretero-transappendixcystoneostomy complete with a Boari flap and a psoas hitch was used. …”
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