Heart Valve Diseases
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Monday, November 23, 2009

A comparative study of mechanical and homograft prostheses in the pulmonary position.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Homografts (HGs) are considered the gold standard for pulmonary valve replacement. However, to avoid further operations, the use of mechanical valves (MVs) might be considered, especially in patients who had had multiple prior operations ... Read more...

[Right-sided prosthetic cardiac valve thrombosis: value of cinefluoroscopy in the diagnosis and follow-up of thrombolytic treatment]

30 Sep 2009 HISTORY: A 33-year-old woman (Pt. A) with a prosthetic cardiac valve in the pulmonary position [CarboMedics bileaflet valve, diameter 23 mm] as part of the repair of a tetralogy of Fallot 4 years previously, and a 51-year-old woman (Pt. B) with a ... Read more...

Association of aortic valve calcification to the presence, extent, and composition of coronary artery plaque burden: from the Rule Out Myocardial Infarction using Computer Assisted Tomography (ROMICAT) trial.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery calcification. We sought to determine whether AVC is associated with the presence and extent of overall plaque burden, as well as to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Heart Valve Diseases'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Invited commentary. 30 Oct 2009
• A comparative study of mechanical and homograft prostheses in the pulmonary position. 30 Oct 2009
• [Management of tricuspid valve disease] 19 Oct 2009
• [Right-sided prosthetic cardiac valve thrombosis: value of cinefluoroscopy in the diagnosis and follow-up of thrombolytic treatment] 30 Sep 2009
• Emerging transcatheter therapies for aortic and mitral disease. 29 Sep 2009
• Association of aortic valve calcification to the presence, extent, and composition of coronary artery plaque burden: from the Rule Out Myocardial Infarction using Computer Assisted Tomography (ROMICAT) trial. 29 Sep 2009
• CT and MRI in diseases of the aorta. 29 Sep 2009
• Re-do aortic root replacement after an allograft aortic root replacement. 29 Sep 2009
• A new vacuum-assisted probe for minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation. 29 Sep 2009
• A decade of minimally invasive mitral repair: long-term outcomes. 29 Sep 2009
• Cardiovascular effects of noncardiovascular drugs. 20 Sep 2009
• [Surgical management of congenital heart defects in adolescent and adult patients, between years 2001-2008] 11 Sep 2009
• [Heart insufficiency in the aged] 30 Aug 2009
• CT angiography of the cardiac valves: normal, diseased, and postoperative appearances. 30 Aug 2009
• Small-incision mitral valve repair: safe, durable, and approaching perfection. 30 Aug 2009
• Percutaneous aortic valve therapy: clinical experience and the role of multi-modality imaging. 30 Aug 2009
• Highlights from the 58th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, March 28 to 31, 2009, Orlando, Florida. 30 Aug 2009
• A sea anemone in the heart. 30 Aug 2009
• Antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis: is there a missing link? 30 Aug 2009
• Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with asymptomatic unilateral carotid stenoses have a low risk of peri-operative stroke. 27 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Heart Valve Diseases'

Definition: Pathological conditions involving any of the various HEART VALVES and the associated structures (PAPILLARY MUSCLES and CHORDAE TENDINEAE).

Descriptor UI: D006349

Alternative terms: Heart Valve Diseases; Disease, Heart Valve; Diseases, Heart Valve; Heart Valve Disease; Valve Disease, Heart; Valve Diseases, Heart; Valvular Heart Diseases; Disease, Valvular Heart; Diseases, Valvular Heart; Heart Disease, Valvular; Heart Diseases, Valvular; Valvular Heart Disease;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14.280.484;

Online Note: use HEART VALVE DISEASES to search AORTIC VALVE DISEASES 1966

History Note: 67; AORTIC VALVE DISEASES was heading 1963-66

Technical Notes: coordinate IM with specific valve (IM)