Background:Mitral valve perforation refers to the occurrence of cracks or openings in the structure of the mitral valve,allowing blood to escape through these gaps.Typically,this is caused by infective endocarditis an...
supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2020YFC2008100);the National Science and Technology Support Project of China(No.2015BAI12B02);the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Fuwai Hospital high-level hospital clinical research project(No.ZBA2023-GSP-GG-38).
To the Editor:Tricuspid regurgitation(TR)associated with valve disease is a general medical issue with growing prevalence and socioeconomic burden.TR,especially moderate or severe TR,has been reported to be associated...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81970325 and 82102129).
Tricuspid regurgitation(TR)is an often encountered but undertreated valvular heart lesion.Unlike left-sided valvular diseases,it is estimated that only 5%of patients with significant TR were treated surgically,among w...
This work was supported by grants from the Planned Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province,China(2020KY216);Hangzhou City Health Science and Technique Program(OO20190126).
Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices(CIEDs)are widely used in the modern era.Every year,about 730,000 permanent pacemakers and 330,000 CIEDs are implanted worldwide.CIEDs have been known to increase the life ...
The prevalence of tricuspid regurgitation(TR)increases with age,affecting 65%-85%of adults.Primary TR is caused by a congenital or acquired abnormality of the tricuspid valve apparatus(leaflets,chordae,papillary muscl...
Background: Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is an increasing burden as population ages. Mitral valve repair (MVr) is the preferred surgical treatment of FMR despite limited evidence supporting its efficacy. Mitr...
BACKGROUND Paravalvular leak(PVL),also known as paravalvular prosthetic regurgitation,is not a rare complication after surgical valve replacement,and it may cause varying degrees of heart failure.The transcatheter clo...
An 80-year-old woman with a history of surgical aortic valve replacement with a 21 mm St.Jude Medical Biocor porcine aortic valve 14 years prior presented with New York Heart Association(NYHA)class III symptoms,severe...
Objective To evaluate the role of esophagogastric junction contractile index(EGJ-CI)in distinguishing patients with refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease(RGERD)from functional heartburn(FH).Methods From March 201...