"The choice of a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis is independently associated ... away from mechanical valves is the need for life-long anticoagulation therapy. However, Dearani highlighted ...

[2] Hence, the appropriately selected TAVI patient must be symptomatic and at high risk for or inoperable by conventional surgical aortic valve replacement ... provision of a prosthesis for ...

A series of four heart valves make sure that blood moves in the right direction. The mitral valve and the aortic valve are ... that they do not require anticoagulation. Patients who have ...

We should also emphasize that implantation of a small prosthesis does not necessarily result in PPM, and can be perfectly adequate in a patient with small body size. In conclusion, PPM is a ...

There was no apparent benefit to continuing oral anticoagulants compared with interruption in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve ... a mechanical heart valve prosthesis, intracardiac ...

can occur as a complication of aortic valve endocarditis and is more common on a prosthetic aortic valve. This is diagnosed predominantly on transesophageal echocardiography. The ECG can show an ...