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Prevalence and prognostic implications of moderate or severe mitral regurgitati...
Butcher, Steele C.; Prevedello, Francesca; Fortuni, Federico; Kong, William K. F.; Singh, Gurpreet K.; Ng, Arnold C. T.; Perry, Rebecca; Poh, Kian KeongBackground: Significant (moderate or greater) mitral regurgitation (MR) could augment the hemodynamic effects of aortic valvular disease in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), imposing a greater hemodynamic burden on the left ventricle and atrium, possibly culminating in a faster onset of left ventricular dilation and/or symptoms. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and prognostic impli...
Prognostic implications of left atrial dilation in aortic regurgitation due to ...
Butcher, Steele C.; Fortuni, Federico; Kong, William; Vollema, E Mara; Prevedello, Francesca; Perry, Rebecca; Ng, Arnold Chin Tse; Poh, Kian KeongObjective: To investigate the prognostic value of left atrial volume index (LAVI) in patients with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation (AR) and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Methods: 554 individuals (45 (IQR 33-57) years, 80% male) with BAV and moderate or severe AR were selected from an international, multicentre registry. The association between LAVI and the combined endpoint of all-cause mortality or aort...
2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation dev...
Hindricks, Gerhard; Potpara, Tatjana; Dagres, Nikolaos; Arbelo, Elena; Bax, Jeroen J.; Blomström-Lundqvist, Carina; Boriani, Giuseppe; Castella, ManuelAtrial fibrillation (AF) poses significant burden to patients, physicians, and healthcare systems globally. Substantial research efforts and resources are being directed towards gaining detailed information about the mechanisms underlying AF, its natural course and effective treatments (see also the ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine: CardioMed) and new evidence is continuously generated and published. The...
COVID-19 pandemic and cardiac imaging : EACVI recommendations on precautions, i...
Edvardsen, Thor; Maurer, Gerald; Westwood, Mark; Magne, Julien; Cameli, Matteo; Bharucha, Tara; Maurovich-Horvat, Pal; Gerber, BernhardThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created new and unpredictable challenges for modern medicine and healthcare systems. Preliminary reports have demonstrated that older age, previous cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension are risk factors for increased mortality. Data on the cardiac affinity of the virus and its potential to harm the cardiovascular system and the mechanisms by whic...
Prognostic implications of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patie...
Kong, William K F; Vollema, E. Mara; Prevedello, Francesca; Perry, Rebecca; Ng, Arnold C. T.; Poh, Kian Keong; Almeida, Ana G.; González, ArianaAims: In patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF), the frequency of impaired LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) and its prognostic implications are unknown. The present study evaluated the proportion and prognostic value of impaired LV GLS in patients with BAV and preserved LVEF. Methods and results: Five hundred and thirteen patients (68% men; mean a...