ALLMedicine™ Valvular Heart Disease Center

Mar 28th, 2023 - The risks of thromboembolism and major bleeding in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients were assessed according to the "Evaluated Heartvalves, Rheumatic or Artificial" (EHRA) classification. Additionally, the safety and efficacy of vitamin K antagoni...

Mar 25th, 2023 - The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy in detecting valvular heart disease (VHD) by heart auscultation, performed by medical doctors. A systematic literature search for diagnostic studies comparing heart auscultation ...

Mar 24th, 2023 - Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common form of valvular heart disease, present in over 12% of the population aged 75 years and above1. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the first line of imaging in the adjudication of AS severity but is time consu...

Mar 24th, 2023 - Valvular heart disease creates an important barrier for orthotopic liver transplantation in patients with end-stage liver disease and increases mortality. Selection of the appropriate surgical scheme and adequate postoperative management can be li...

Mar 23rd, 2023 - Introduction: Aortic regurgitation (AR) is the third most frequent valvular heart disease in Western countries affecting rather young patients, mostly men. The degenerative process on the trileaflet aortic valve is the main cause of AR, followed b...

May 14th, 2022 - Dyspnea is the symptom of perceived breathing discomfort and is commonly encountered in a variety of clinical settings. Cardiac etiologies of dyspnea are an important consideration; among these, valvular heart disease (Variant 1), arrhythmia (Vari...

May 12th, 2021 - 2020 ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.|2021| ,Otto CM,Nishimura RA,Bonow RO,Cara...

Dec 22nd, 2020 - This executive summary of the valvular heart disease guideline provides recommendations for clinicians to diagnose and manage valvular heart disease as well as supporting documentation to encourage their use. A comprehensive literature search was ...

Dec 18th, 2020 - This executive summary of the valvular heart disease guideline provides recommendations for clinicians to diagnose and manage valvular heart disease as well as supporting documentation to encourage their use. A comprehensive literature search was ...

Dec 18th, 2020 - 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.|2020|Otto CM,Nishimura RA,Bonow RO,Carabe...

Mar 23rd, 2023 - Introduction: Aortic regurgitation (AR) is the third most frequent valvular heart disease in Western countries affecting rather young patients, mostly men. The degenerative process on the trileaflet aortic valve is the main cause of AR, followed b...

Mar 3rd, 2023 - Heart Failure (HF) and valvular heart disease (VHD) are disproportionate problems in rural and remote Australia (RRA) relative to the rest of the country, due in part to an ageing rural population and to the frequency of rheumatic heart disease in...

Mar 1st, 2023 - According to current European Recommendations on valvular heart disease (VHD), "classical" severe aortic stenosis (AS) is defined by an aortic valve area (AVA) ≤1 cm2 and indexed AVA ≤0.6 cm2/m2, a mean aortic pressure gradient (MAG) >40 mmHg, and...

Feb 24th, 2023 - Progestogen-only' contraceptives are presented as injections, implants, oral formulations, hormone-releasing intrauterine methods and emergency contraceptives. These substances could be used by females who are breastfeeding or have other contraind...

Feb 22nd, 2023 - This is an observational, prospective, multicenter, edoxaban Canadian registry of adults (≥18) diagnosed or confirmed with AF and/or AFL with VHD, within the last 12 months, according to local standard procedures and judged by the investigator to ...

Dec 9th, 2022 - Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of aortic disease were published in November 2022 by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) in Circulation.[1,2,3,4,5] These recommendations replace the 2010 ACC...

Nov 3rd, 2022 - The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have published an updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of aortic disease, focusing on surgical intervention considerations, consistent imaging practices...

Nov 1st, 2022 - Antithrombotic therapy is increasingly used to either reduce the risk of or treat thromboembolic episodes in patients with various medical conditions such as ischemic and valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation (AF), cerebrovascular disease, p.

Oct 18th, 2022 - Apixaban offers greater protection than rivaroxaban against ischemic stroke, systemic embolism, and bleeding in patients with both atrial fibrillation (AFib) and valvular heart disease (VHD), a new study finds. Compared with rivaroxaban, apixaban c.

Oct 18th, 2022 - In a new policy statement, the American College of Cardiology endorsed more flexible hours and work arrangements so that cardiologists and trainees can have a better work-life balance. High-intensity care following heart failure (HF) hospitalizati...