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Structural Heart Disease

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How do you decide between opting for semi-elective outpatient versus inpatient TAVR for patients with severe critical AS?

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How do you decide the right time for MitraClip intervention in patients with symptomatic heart failure and severe mitral regurgitation who are on maximally tolerated GDMT?

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How do you approach mitral valve endocarditis associated with a large vegetation size and severe mitral regurgitation, but without any heart failure, hemodynamic instability or valve destruction?

While the current guidelines favor early surgery (within 48 hrs of diagnosis) for this population based on the results of the EASE trial (link attache...

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When would you consider percutaneous mechanical aspiration of vegetation in right-sided endocarditis?

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Which clinical and echocardiographic parameters (i.e. LVEF, AVA) do you use when determining patient candidacy for LV device-assisted percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty in patients with cardiogenic shock and severe AS?

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What would be a reasonable means of mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to AVR for patients with severe aortic regurgitation complicated by cardiogenic shock?

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What is a reasonable approach to monitoring mechanical valve function if systemic anticoagulation needs to be held in the setting of an acute intracranial hemorrhage?

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Is there a preferred heart rate range for patients with moderate to severe paravalvular leak post-TAVR?

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Papers discussed in this category

Struct Heart, 2022 Oct 31

Left Atrial-Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Step-By-Step Procedure and Case Example.

N Engl J Med, 2012 Jun 28

Early surgery versus conventional treatment for infective endocarditis.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2017-12

Contracts with people who inject drugs following valve surgery: Unrealistic and misguided expectations.

Tex Heart Inst J, 2022 Nov 1

Use of AngioVac Vacuum Aspiration for Refractory Endocarditis in a Postoperative Mustard Patient.

Circulation, 2020 Dec 17

2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 2022 Jul 26

Treatment of cardiac device-related infective endocarditis utilizing the new T20 curve catheter and flow saver with the Inari mechanical aspiration system.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg, 2020 Sep 25

Percutaneous aspiration of vegetation from tricuspid valve infective endocarditis.

JACC Case Rep, 2022 May 04

Case Series of Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration of Mitral Valve Endocarditis.

Circulation, 2015 Sep 15

Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association.

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