Mitral valve repair is considered the procedure of choice for correcting mitral regurgitation in
myxomatous disease, providing long-term results that are superior to those with valve …

Congenital anomalies of the systemic venous connection to the heart represent a rather
wide and heterogeneous group of malformations, whose physiological consequences may …

Objectives Pregnancy has been recognized as a predisposing factor for acute aortic
dissection (AAD) although its occurrence is quite rare. Currently, no trial and few prospective …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether myocardial fibrosis influences left ventricular performance
in severe aortic stenosis and to assess its effect on long-term survival after aortic valve …

Calcific degeneration is the main cause of porcine bioprosthetic valve failure. This
dystrophic phenomenon has been studied by transmission electron microscopy in 26 …

Since November 1968, 54 patients have undergone excision of an intracardiac myxoma,
which was located in the left atrium in 46 (85%), in the right atrium in 6 (11%), and in the …

Sixty-seven glutaraldehyde-processed porcine bioprostheses (PBs), recovered at autopsy or
reoperation from 65 patients, were evaluated by roentgenologic and pathologic …

Background. Small-sized prostheses for aortic valve replacement may result in residual left
ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Aim of the study was to verify whether implantation of 19 …

Objective: A prospective clinical study was designed to assess the frequency and severity of
intravascular hemolysis in patients with new-generation, normally functioning prosthetic …

Factors influencing operative mortality and late survival of 549 patients undergoing a first
reoperation for prosthetic valve failure during the interval from 1966 to 1992 were analyzed; …