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• Edwards SAPIEN[trademark] and Edwards SAPIEN XT[trademark] transcatheter heart valves for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis

  Authors:Melanie Freeman and John G WebbFrom:Expert Review of Medical Devices (Vol. 09, Issue 06) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20124,228 words Report 1470LAuthor(s): Melanie Freeman 1 1 , John G Webb [*] 2 Keywords : aortic stenosis; aortic valve; bioprosthesis; transcatheter aortic valve implantation; transcatheter aortic valve replacement Aortic stenosis...

• Bulletin Board

  From:Therapy (Vol. 7, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20102,194 words Article 1490LFDA approves Fluzone® High-Dose influenza vaccine for the over 65s Sanofi Pasteur's Fluzone® High-Dose, an inactivated influenza virus vaccine, has been approved by the FDA following the company's supplemental...

• Inhibition of calcification of bioprosthetic heart valves by local controlled-release diphosphonate

  Authors:Robert J. Levy, Jacqueline Wolfrum, frederick J. Schoen, Marguerite A. Hawley, Sally Anne Lund, and Robert LangerFrom:Science (Vol. 228) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 12, 1985965 words Article Bioprostheses fabricated from porcine aortic valves treated with glutaraldehyde are widely used to replace diseased cardiac valves (1-3). More than 300,000 of these bioprostheses have been used in clinical implants...

• Diminutive Russian prosthetic heart valve as an iatrogenic cause of mitral stenosis

  Authors:Andrew D. Michaels and Nora GoldschlagerFrom:The Western Journal of Medicine (Vol. 166, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19972,428 words Article Although prosthetic heart valve replacement is currently performed with acceptably low mortality, complications and morbidity related to prosthetic valves remain a substantial problem. Since the 1950s, more than 50...

• Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Diagnosed by [sup.18]F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

  Authors:Shigeo Godo and Shigeki KushimotoFrom:Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 94, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 2019545 words Clinical report 1570LA 74-year-old man with a history of prosthetic aortic valve replacement 4 years before presentation was evaluated for a fever since the previous day. Although multiple blood cultures were positive for...

• The prognosis of infective endocarditis treated with biological valves versus mechanical valves: A meta-analysis

  Authors:Ende Tao, Li Wan, WenJun Wang, YunLong Luo, JinFu Zeng, and Xia WuFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 13, 20175,414 words Report 1480LObjective Surgery remains the primary form of treatment for infective endocarditis (IE). However, it is not clear what type of prosthetic valve provides a better prognosis. We conducted a meta-analysis to compare the...

• Fulminant thrombosis of mechanical mitral valve prosthesis

  Authors:M Zielinska, N F Haegele, and C FirschkeFrom:Heart (Vol. 86, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2001123 words Brief article In patients with prosthetic heart valves non-cardiac surgery may require temporary discontinuation of oral anticoagulation. Although the risk of valve related thromboembolic complications may generally be only slightly...

• Transcatheter aortic valve implantation and mitral valve repair: state of the art

  Author:C.E. RuizFrom:Pediatric Cardiology (Vol. 26, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2005 Article 1710L

• Dabigatran use in mechanical heart valve patients

  Authors:Farnoosh Zough, Javad Tafreshi, and Ramdas G PaiFrom:Future Cardiology (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20142,507 words Report 1390LAuthor(s): Farnoosh Zough 1 , Javad Tafreshi 1 , Ramdas G Pai [*] 2 KEYWORDS * anticoagulation; mechanical heart valve; novel anticoagulants Evaluation of: Eikelboom JW, Connolly SJ, Brueckmann M et al....

• Comprehensive analysis of Lenz effect on the artificial heart valves during magnetic resonance imaging

  Authors:L. Golestanirad, E. Dlala, G. Wright, J.R. Mosig, and S.J. GrahamFrom:Progress In Electromagnetics Research (Vol. 128) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20124,987 words Report 1550LThis work presents results of a comprehensive analysis of the Lenz effect due to motion of artificial heart valves during magnetic resonance imaging. The interaction of rotating metallic heart valves with magnetic...

• Murmurs, malaise, and maculae

  Authors:Jerome F. Levine and Joseph Perez-TirseFrom:Patient Care (Vol. 27, Issue 19) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 30, 1993561 words Article The case study of a 53-year-old man with endocarditis is presented. The illness was attributed to a transient bacterium that infected his Bjork-Shiley aortic valve prosthesis. The patient suffered from malaise, weight...

• Thrombolytic therapy of left-sided prosthetic valve thrombosis

  Authors:Patrick T. Koller and Kit V. AromFrom:Chest (Vol. 108, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 19954,462 words Article Thrombosis of left-sided prosthetic valves is an uncommon yet potentially serious complication. Thrombolytic therapy has been proposed as an alternative to surgical methods in treating this condition. We sought to...

• Low-dose thrombolysis for thrombosed prosthetic heart valve

  Authors:Etienne Delacretaz, Jurg Beer, Martin Fleisch, Beat J. Meyer, Urs Kaufmann, and Berhard MeierFrom:Chest (Vol. 110, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 19961,435 words Article This report describes two cases of successful fibrinolysis of thrombosed tricuspid and mitral valve prostheses (Carbomedics; Austin, Texas) with low-dose urokinase therapy corresponding to only one third of the dose...

• Titanium core in heart valve enables better function

  From:Advanced Materials & Processes (Vol. 166, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 200895 words Brief article 1300LThe Kalangos valve recently announced by Leman Cardiovascular, France, is a biologic valve of porcine origin. A polyester fabric cloth surrounds the tissue, and the valve is based on a titanium internal core. The...

• Mechanical vs. Porcine Valves

  From:Family Practice News (Vol. 31, Issue 4)

  Feb. 15, 2001164 words Brief article Mechanical valves appear to be superior to porcine valves in patients undergoing mitral or aortic valve replacement, according to Dr. Karl Hammermeister of the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center and his associates....

• Late prosthetic valve endocarditis: immediate and long-term prognosis

  Authors:Pilar Tornos, Esther Sanz, G. Permanyer-Miralda, Benito Almirante, Ana M. Planes, and Jorge Soler-SolerFrom:Chest (Vol. 101, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 19923,203 words Article From 1975 to 1989, 307 consecutive episodes of infective endocarditis were diagnosed in our hospital. Of those, 35 were cases of Late prosthetic valve endocarditis, defined as those occurring after 12 months of valvular...

• Doppler echocardiography in 180 normally functioning St. Jude Medical aortic valve prostheses: early and late postoperative assessments

  Authors:Emerson C. Perin, Bing-sheng Jin, Carlos M. de Castro, James J. Ferguson, and Robert J. HallFrom:Chest (Vol. 100, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 19912,155 words Article Limited Doppler echocardiographic data are available regarding velocities and gradients across normally functioning St. Jude Medical valves in the aortic position. To establish a standard reference for Doppler...

• Bioprosthetic heart valve heterograft biomaterials: structure, mechanical behavior and computational simulation

  Authors:Michael S Sacks, Ali Mirnajafi, Wei Sun, and Paul SchmidtFrom:Expert Review of Medical Devices (Vol. 3, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 200611,575 words Report 1470LAuthor(s): Michael S Sacks [[dagger]] 1 , Ali Mirnajafi 2 , Wei Sun 3 , Paul Schmidt 4 Keywords : bioprostheses; heart valve; implantable devices With the development of the heart-lung by-pass machine and...

• How Safely and for How Long Can Warfarin Therapy Be Withheld in Prosthetic Heart Valve Patients Hospitalized With a Major Hemorrhage?(*)

  Authors:Karthik Ananthasubramaniam, John N. Beattie, Howard S. Rosman, Vinod Jayam, and Steven BorzakFrom:Chest (Vol. 119, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20013,722 words Article Study objectives: To identify the risk of thromboembolism after withholding or reversing the effect of warfarin therapy following a major hemorrhage. Design: Retrospective medical record review. Setting:...

• Imaginary aortic leaflets. (Images in Cardiology)

  Authors:G. Crespo, S. Maraj, and L.E. JacobsFrom:Heart (Vol. 88, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 2002178 words Brief article A 41 year old female intravenous drug user, with a remote history of a mechanical St Jude aortic valve replacement, was admitted to our institution with a 10 day history of fever, chills, malaise, haematuria, altered...