Cardiovascular diseases represent the major cause of death in hemodialysis patients.
However, little information is available about the repercussion of uremia on cardiac valves …

OBJECTIVES An untreated dilated aortic annulus is a major risk factor for failure of aortic
valve-sparing operations or repair of either bicuspid or tricuspid valve. Aortic annuloplasty …

Atrial septal aneurysm is an uncommon condition. Between 1981 and 1984 10 cases of
atrial septal aneurysm were diagnosed by real time cross sectional echocardiography …

Clinical and echocardiographic data from 12 patients with pulmonary valve endocarditis are
described. Seven patients had isolated pulmonary endocarditis and in 5 patients other …

OBJECTIVES Aortic annuloplasty and preservation of root dynamics have been described
as factors for durability of aortic valve repair. The objective of this study is to document the …

Aortic stenosis, the most common valvular heart disease in Western countries, affects
predominantly older people. Prompt aortic valve replacement is undoubtedly indicated in …

On the basis of our clinical experience, we hypothesized that the role of mitral valvar
anomalies in the development and recurrence of discrete subaortic stenosis might be …

Valvular calcification in chronic haemodialysis patients has already been reported in the
literature, particularly the abnormally high incidence of aortic stenosis. In this study, 112 …

OBJECTIVE: Coronary artery revascularisation without extracorporealcirculation is a
technique which can be performed in selected patients inneed of a coronary artery bypass …

The feasibility and results of percutaneous double balloon valvuloplasty were evaluated in 2
patients with stenosis of porcine bioprostheses in the tricuspid valve position. The …