Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Dec 2012
Editorial CommentTo sleep, perchance to stent, aye, there's the rub.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Nov 2012
The balloon dilation of the pulmonary valve during early repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
Progressive pulmonary valve (PV) regurgitation leads to right ventricular failure after repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). We sought to evaluate our results with the preservation of the PV in selected patients with TOF. ⋯ The integrity of the PV annulus and PV function can be preserved in selected patients during early repair of TOF when using concomitant balloon dilation. The PV preservation will hopefully prevent long-standing RV dysfunction.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Nov 2012
Multicenter StudyClosure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects with aneurysmal tissue using the Amplazter Duct Occluder I: lessons learned and medium term follow up.
The aim of this report is to describe our experience with closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (PMVSD) with aneurysm using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder I (ADO I). ⋯ Percutaneous closure of PMVSD with aneurysm using the ADO I appears to have acceptable efficacy and risk. Atrio-ventricular block in up to mid-term follow up was not encountered.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Nov 2012
Comparative StudyImpact of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography on prosthesis sizing for transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
To compare aortic annulus diameters obtained by 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with 2D-TEE and the impact on prosthesis size selection in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). ⋯ Aortic annulus measurement by 3D-TEE yields significantly larger diameters than 2D-TEE. This impacts prosthesis size selection in a considerable percentage of cases.