Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Assessment of valve haemodynamics, reverse ventricular remodelling and myocardial fibrosis following transcatheter aortic valve implantation compared to surgical aortic valve replacement: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study.
To compare the effects of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) on aortic valve haemodynamics, ventricular reverse remodelling and myocardial fibrosis (MF) by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. ⋯ TAVI was comparable to SAVR at LV reverse remodelling and superior at reducing the valvular pressure gradient and MF. Future work should assess the prognostic importance of reverse remodelling and fibrosis post-TAVI to aid patient selection.
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Multicenter Study
Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator treatment in patients with end-stage heart failure awaiting heart transplantation.
This study was designed to delineate the role of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy for the primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death in patients listed for heart transplantation. ⋯ ICD implantation appears to be associated with an immediate and sustained survival benefit for patients awaiting heart transplantation.
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To evaluate the role of D-dimer and C reactive protein (CRP) in predicting inhospital death in acute aortic dissection (AD). ⋯ D-dimer ≥5.67 μg/mL, CRP ≥11.21 mg/L and type A acute AD were important risk factors and independently associated with acute AD inhospital death.