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Filter by:Severe aortic stenosis is a common heart condition affecting elderly patients. Degeneration of the aortic valve (oneway valve between the heart and the aorta) causes high resistence to blood flow, resulting in strain on the heart and the potential for heart failure and death. Treatment of aortic stenosis has traditionally been with open heart surgery. A new procedure called transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) allows new aortic valves to be implanted through the femoral arteries, resulting in equivalent outcomes to open surgery with a more rapid recovery. Some complications remain present however, including the risk of debris released during the valve implantation being carried by the blood stream into the brain. This may lead to strokes and a loss of mental capacity. Devices that filter the blood stream and capture this debris have now been developed but are of uncertain benefit. We plan to investigate the brain function of patients who have been randomly assigned to the TAVI procedure with and without the use of filters to see if there are any cognitive benefits to the use of this technology. Patients who are enrolled in the BHF PROTECT-TAVI trial will be invited to partcipate in this trial. They will have already been randomly assigned to TAVI with or without cerebral filter use. We will perform a series of bedside clinical tests (lasting ~40 minutes) involving questionnaires, pen & paper and computer-based tasks. These will be performed both pre- and post-TAVI. There is no change to routine patient care. Data will be analysed with the assistance of trained neuropsychologists and will provide a valuable insight into the performance and role of the cerebral filter for TAVI patients in the future.
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the association between cardiac valve calcification and the 1-year mortality after lower-extremity amputation in diabetic patients. Diabetic patients requiring lower-extremity amputation were retrospectively studied. Preoperative detailed anamnesis was taken. Cardiac valve calcification was assessed using echocardiography at baseline. One-year follow-up was conducted and included clinical visits, hospital record assessment, and telephone reviews to obtain the survival status of patients. Researchers compare the survival group to the mortality group to study the relationship between the cardiac valve calcification and mortality.
The overall project aim is to study outcomes following aortic valve replacement with surgically implanted bioprostheses or TAVI by retrieving data from the main social security carriers in Austria for the years 2010-2020.
Aortic valve bicuspid disease is the most common congenital heart disease. It affects 0.5-2% of the population and is associated with an increased risk of developing aortic or ascending aortic valve complications. There is no agreement regarding the opportunity for a "prophylactic" simultaneous aortic valve replacement in the case of mild or moderate aortic valve disease in the bicuspid valve, in patients with an indication for replacement of the ascending aorta due to an aneurysm involving its supra-coronary tract. The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term evolution of mild and moderate aortic valve disease in untreated bicuspid valve during supracoronary ascending aortic replacement surgery at our institution.
The overall project aim is to study outcomes following aortic valve replacement with either mechanical valves or bioprostheses by retrieving data from the main social security carriers in Austria for the years 2010-2020 in under 50 year old patients.
This study is set up to test the robustness of algorithms and models and to optimize them. Furthermore, data are used to investigate the influence of probe orientation on parameters of the common carotid artery.
TAVR patients exhibiting post-procedural residual AR had higher mortality and hospitalization rates due to heart failure, with the extent of this association increasing proportionally to the severity of the regurgitation. Optimizing transcatheter valve performance by intra-procedural hemodynamic evaluation of AR and residual transvalvular gradient remains of high clinical importance.
The general rules of antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery or interventional medicine include the choice of an antibiotic active on the bacteria most frequently encountered in surgical site infections. This antibiotic must cover, the bacteria present on the skin and recognized as responsible for surgical site infections. The aim of this study is to identify bacteria found in skin flora in the inguinal region of patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). Flora found will allow to evaluate the impact of skin preparation and antibiotic prophylaxis protocols as they are currently practiced.
The overall project aim is to study outcomes following aortic valve replacement with either mechanical valves or bioprostheses by retrieving data from the main social security carriers in Austria for the years 2010-2018.
This study aimed to evaluate incidence, prognosis and predictive factors of new-onset of persistent left bundle branch block (LBBB) after rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement (RD-AVR) with the IntuityTM bioprosthesis. It was an observational, retrospective and single-center study. Two hundred and seventy-four consecutive patients without any baseline ventricular conduction disorder or previous permanent pacemaker or defibrillator implantation who underwent RD-AVR with the IntuityTM valve were included. Twelve-lead electrocardiogram and transthoracic echocardiography were performed preoperatively, postoperatively, at discharge, 1-month, and 1-year. Incidence, prognosis and predictive factors of new-onset of persistent LBBB were evaluated.