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Have Complications Related to Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Changed Since its Inception?

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty: Evolution over time and its complications Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has grown from its beginnings...

Prosthesis Mismatch in TAVR: It’s Real Impact

Prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) was initially proposed by Rahimtoola and reintroduced by Pirabot. PPM is the indexed effective orifice...

MitraScore: What Does the Final Result of Edge-to-Edge Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation Provide?

Edge-to-edge treatment has proven to be a safe and effective technique in follow-up, decreasing mortality and hospitalizations...

Amyloidosis and TAVR: Does this Disease Have an Impact?

Amyloidosis is a systemic disease that affects different organs and impairs their function. Recent studies with magnetic resonance...

When Is It Best to Fracture a Bioprosthesis in TAVR?

At present, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) uses bioprostheses. However, when these fail, we are presented with...

Survival in Patients with Tricuspid Regurgitation According to Clinical and Echocardiographic Variables (Clusters)

Survival analysis of patients with tricuspid regurgitation grouped according to comorbidities and echocardiographic variables. For many years, the...

TriClip: Tricuspid Regurgitation Dedicated Device

Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is difficult to manage and is associated to high morbimortality.  Surgical repair is complex...

COAPT: Promising 5-Year Outcomes

Secondary ischemic and non-ischemic mitral valve failure (SMR), produce left ventricle dilation, papillary muscle displacement, and impaired...