Articles Tagged With: aortic
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Heart Rate and Diastolic Blood Pressure in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation Patients
A retrospective observational study of patients with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation showed the independent predictive value of diastolic blood pressure and resting heart rate for all-cause mortality under medical management.
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Predicting the Progression of Chronic Aortic Regurgitation
A large database observational study of patients with chronic aortic mild or moderate regurgitation (AR) largely due to bicuspid aortic valve or aortic root dilatation showed that it was largely an indolent disease, with only 20% progressing to moderately severe AR in five years.
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Regulators Open Door to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement to More Low-Risk Patients
In a landmark move, the FDA has expanded the indications for several transcatheter heart valves.
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Chest Pain in Young Adults
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons that patients present to the emergency department. The underlying disease processes can range from benign to life-threatening. The purpose of this article is to discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and management of the common causes of chest pain that can present in a young adult.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Corporate Antibiotic Stewardship; Hypervirulence Meets Antibiotic Resistance — A Lethal Combination; Glue Masquerading as an Aortic Root Abscess; Molecular Diagnostic Coup
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Aortic Dissection
Because aortic dissection is associated with high morbidity and rapid mortality, it is an important diagnosis to consider when evaluating patients with chest and back pain in the emergency department (ED).
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Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
While the incidence of infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement is low, the resultant morbidity and mortality is severe. Enterococci were the leading cause, a finding that raises questions about appropriate peri-procedural antibiotic prophylaxis.
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Classic Heavy Hitters: Tricky Diagnoses That Recurrently Lead to Large Malpractice Payouts