Background Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an uncomfortable
therapeutic procedure that cannot be performed without adequate sedation or general …

Background—Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation was introduced in the year 2000
as a nonsurgical treatment for patients with right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction …

Background—We analyzed the incidence, risk factors and treatment options for stent fracture
after percutaneous pulmonary valve (PPV) implantation (PPVI). Methods and Results—After …

Clinical and animal studies suggest that estrogen receptors are involved in the development
of myocardial hypertrophy and heart failure. In this study, we investigated whether human …

Background—Estrogen receptor (ER)–mediated effects have been associated with the
modulation of myocardial hypertrophy in animal models and in humans, but ER expression …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the potential of late positive functional
remodeling after percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) in right ventricular …

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) enables treatment of aortic stenosis with no
need for open heart surgery. According to current guidelines, only patients considered at …

Objectives To determine the feasibility and safety of pre-stenting with a bare metal stent
(BMS) before percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI), and to analyse whether …

Purpose: To evaluate the use of four‐dimensional (4D) velocity‐encoded magnetic
resonance imaging (VEC MRI) for blood flow quantification in patients with semilunar valve …

Aims To present our experience of'first-in-man'implantation of a new percutaneous
pulmonary valve into a dilated pulmonary trunk, using patient specific data to influence the …