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Myocardial Damage in MAC

Mitral annulus calcification (MAC) affects between 8% and 23% of the population. It is more common in...

Edge-to-Edge Repair for Right Ventricular Function Deterioration

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) has been associated with worse survival and hospitalization for cardiac failure (CF). The current...

Evolution of Cardiac Damage in MitraClip

Degenerative mitral valve regurgitation affects the mitral apparatus and is related to severe insufficiency. At present, surgery...

Cardioband in Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation

Untreated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) has been associated to high morbimortality. Surgical treatment of isolated severe TR is...

2 Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement with Intrepid

Severe mitral valve insufficiency (MI) has been associated to the progressive deterioration of left ventricular function, cardiac...

QFR Analysis of Coronary Lesions with TAVR

While transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has shown benefits, significant coronary artery disease affects 50% or more...

TAVI in Horizontal Aorta: Neo2 vs. Sapien Ultra

There are controversies regarding transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in cases of challenging anatomical complexity, such as...

High Gradients After Valve-in-Valve

One of the limitations of aortic bioprostheses is their durability. When these devices fail, percutaneous valve implantation...