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Frontiers6 a
Clinical Valve Thrombosis and Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Is There a Need for a Patient-Tailored Antithrombotic Therapy?
This review article summarizes the currently available data within the field of transcatheter aortic valve/leaflet thrombosis and discusses the need for a patient tailored antithrombotic approach.
ahajournals.org24 a
Deformation of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prostheses: Implications for Hypoattenuating Leaflet Thickening and Clinical Outcomes
Although transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) therapy continues to grow, there have been concerns about the occurrence of hypoattenuating leaflet thickening (HALT), which may affect ...
Too Old to Operate3 a
Aortic valve leaflet and root dimensions in normal tricuspid aortic valves: A computed tomography study.
The aim of this study was to use coronary computed tomography in patients with normal tricuspid aortic valves to perform detailed aortic root and aortic valve geometric analysis with a focus on the ...
BMJ1 a
Impact of leaflet thrombosis on valve haemodynamic status after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Methods The Anticoagulation vs Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Prevention of Leaflet Thrombosis and Cerebral Embolization after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement(ADAPT-TAVR) trial is a multicenter, ...
TCTMD8 a
Leaflet Thrombosis Common After Aortic Valve Implant, More So in TAVR Than in Surgery
WASHINGTON, DC—Subclinical leaflet thrombosis occurs “frequently” in patients who received bioprosthetic valves for the treatment of aortic stenosis, with the problem occurring more commonly in ...
The Daily Item7 a
Bicuspid aortic valve has only two leaflets
Other suggestions? —D.A.M. ANSWER: The aortic valve, which separates the left ventricle from the aorta (the largest artery in the body), is supposed to have three leaflets. About 1 percent of ...