This content is machine translated Zurich Review Course in Clinical Cardiology Are mechanical heart valves “out”? It was a long way from the development of the first artificial heart valve in the 1960s to modern biological heart valves made from animal tissue. At least in Europe,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Alternative to prosthetic heart valve replacement Complete reconstruction of the aortic valve with autologous pericardium Aortic valve stenosis is the most common valve disease in the Western population. Surgical correction by reconstruction has been used almost exclusively for aortic valve regurgitation. With the TriRec procedure,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Interventional vs. surgical heart valve therapy Which technique for which patient? The treatment of valvular heart disease has been undergoing a major transformation for several decades. Patients who were previously rejected for heart surgery now have new opportunities. However, transcatheter interventions…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated PARTNER II study Data after one year are very promising At the TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) meeting in San Francisco, 1-year data from the PARTNER II trial were presented. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) shows excellent results in high-risk and…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Boxing or badminton? Sport in patients with diseases of the aorta Dilatation of the ascending aorta above 40 mm (descending aorta above 50 mm and abdominal aorta above 40 mm) requires control. There are no restrictions for patients with diameters below 40 mm. From 40 mm…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Follow-up after heart surgery and intervention Which valve needs to be anticoagulated and how? There is clear evidence for oral anticoagulation in mechanical valves. However, individual adjustments of the target INR are sometimes necessary. Moreover, additional platelet inhibition to OAK is becoming routine. The…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated American Association for Thoracic Surgery, May 2013 in Minneapolis. On the cutting edge of cardiac surgery This year’s annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery was held in Minneapolis. Prof Thierry Carrel presents his personal highlights.
