The majority of IE cases are presumably secondary to dental pathology, followed by otitis media or sinusitis • Mitral and aortic valves are most ... echocardiography (TEE) to confirm the ...

The risk of thrombosis of mechanical valves is higher in the mitral position compared with aortic position and in older generation ... and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are key diagnostic ...

TR, tricuspid regurgitation; MR, mitral regurgitation; AR, aortic regurgitation ... are guided by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) so that the inflow cannula is oriented toward the mitral valve ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for ...

At baseline, the mechanical valve group tended to be younger (55.7 vs 65.2) and had less aortic stenois (82.4% vs 89.5%), but ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages of 40 and 79. They found that in those aged 60 or younger, mechanical ...

Citation: Mechanical valves offer superior long-term survival for aortic valve replacement patients aged 60, study finds (2025, January 27) retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://medicalxpress.com ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S. researchers ...