ALLMedicine™ Valvular Heart Disease Center

May 18th, 2022 - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Cardiac rehabilitation is a multifaceted physical activity program that incorporates medication adherence, smoking cessation, nutrition, and psychol...

May 16th, 2022 - We aim to report on the efficacy and safety of large bore venous access (LBVA) preclosure with Perclose™ (Abbott Vascular Devices) suture-mediated device use following transcatheter edge-to-edge (TEER) and replacement (TMVR). Patients requiring TE...

May 15th, 2022 - To repair or not to repair: the dilemma of tricuspid regurgitation associated with left-sided valvular heart disease.|2022|Galiuto L,Massetti M,|complications,diagnostic imaging,surgery,diagnostic imaging,surgery,complications,diagnostic imaging,

May 14th, 2022 - Warfarin is the standard anticoagulation therapy for valvular atrial fibrillation (AF); however, new oral anticoagulants have emerged as an alternative. We compared the efficacy and safety of dabigatran with conventional treatment in AF associated...

May 14th, 2022 - The Spectrum of Valvular Heart Disease and the Importance of "Mild".|2022|Puri R,Dykun I,Kalra A,|

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...

May 18th, 2022 - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Cardiac rehabilitation is a multifaceted physical activity program that incorporates medication adherence, smoking cessation, nutrition, and psychol...

Apr 13th, 2022 - This is a observational、multicenter, prospective cohort study for adults with significant VHD. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the etiology、clinical characteristics、treatment modalities, and outcomes of patients with VHD；also to se...

Apr 12th, 2022 - A Phase 2, Randomized, Open label, Non-Inferiority Clinical Trial to Explore the Safety and Efficacy of Rivaroxaban compared with vitamin K antagonism in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation with Bioprosthetic Mitral valves - RIVER. Main analysis for...

Mar 21st, 2022 - Despite the rapid development of medical and nursing technology, the prognosis of valvular heart disease has been greatly improved. However, compared with young patients, the mortality and adverse event rate of elderly patients with valvular heart...

Mar 2nd, 2022 - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia. The risk of ischemic stroke in AF patients is 4-5 times higher than that in non-af patients, and leads to nearly 20% mortality and nearly 60% disability. Atrial fibrillation is associated with valvu...

May 14th, 2022 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults with early-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) often have rare genetic variants in cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia genes, and genetic testing can provide useful prognostic information, a new study suggests. Among 1,293 ...

Jan 20th, 2022 - Some patients with rheumatic heart disease who are thought to have an allergic response to injectable penicillin may actually be experiencing a cardiac reaction to the injection, new information suggests. This has resulted in new advice from the A...

Nov 22nd, 2021 - In a randomized controlled trial of close to 1000 Ugandan children and youth with latent rheumatic heart disease (RHD), those who received monthly injections of penicillin G benzathine for 2 years had less disease progression than those who did no...

Nov 19th, 2021 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Michelle O'Donoghue, MD: Hi. This is Dr Michelle O'Donoghue, reporting for Medscape from day 1 of the AHA Scientific Sessions, which this year are being held virtually. Live on the scene I have Dr Pat O...

Oct 26th, 2021 - While type 2 diabetes is associated with a greater risk for cardiovascular events than type 1 diabetes, the latter is more associated with chronic kidney complications, according to data from a French observational study. That's not to say that ty...