Neil P Fam,Heather J Ross,Subodh Verma
Neil P Fam
Purpose of review: Guidelines indicate surgical intervention for patients with symptomatic severe mitral regurgitation or signs of left ventricular dilatation or dysfunction. However, many patients do not receive surgery ...
Vinay Garg,Maral Ouzounian,Mark D Peterson
Vinay Garg
Purpose of review: The medical and surgical management of aortic disease is continually changing in search for improved outcomes. Our objective is to highlight recent advances in a few select areas pertaining to aortic di...
Alexander B Zhai,Amelia Yip,Haissam Haddad
Alexander B Zhai
Purpose of review: Sleep-disordered breathing, which includes both obstructive and central sleep apnoea (OSA and CSA, respectively), is highly prevalent in patients with heart failure. In this review, we outline our curre...
Bobby Yanagawa,Jagdish Butany,Subodh Verma
Bobby Yanagawa
Purpose of review: The purpose is to provide a broad overview of the current state of knowledge of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of rheumatic heart disease (RHD). ...
Karan Bami,Tony Haddad,Alexander Dick et al.
Karan Bami et al.
Purpose of review: The gold standard for diagnosing acute myocarditis is endomyocardial biopsy, but it is highly invasive and can result in serious complications. Noninvasive imaging has an essential role in the managemen...
Anticoagulation for prosthetic heart valves: unresolved questions requiring answers [0.03%]
人工心脏瓣膜的抗凝：亟待解决的问题
Bobby Yanagawa,Richard P Whitlock,Subodh Verma et al.
Bobby Yanagawa et al.
Purpose of review: The efficacy of anticoagulation for valvular prostheses is the result of a delicate balance between the risk of thromboembolic (TE) events and bleeding. Here, we review data on anticoagulation for valve...
Heart rate and heart failure [0.03%]
心率与心力衰竭
Amelia M C Yip,Alexander B Zhai,Haissam Haddad
Amelia M C Yip
Purpose of review: Resting heart rate has long been thought to be a risk factor in cardiovascular disease and a prognostic factor in heart failure. β-Blockers were originally used in heart failure for their heart rate co...
Sitaram M Emani,Gerald R Marx
Sitaram M Emani
Purpose of review: With a combination of fetal catheter interventions and postnatal catheter and surgical interventions, the left ventricle in patients with hypoplastic left heart can undergo significant increase in size ...
Advances in neonatal cardiac surgery: recent advances, the low-hanging fruit, what is on the horizon and the next moonshot [0.03%]
新生儿心脏外科手术进展：近期成果、易于实现的目标、未来展望及下一步挑战
James S Tweddell
James S Tweddell
Purpose of review: To review the recent advances in neonatal cardiac surgery and identify future directions of this subspecialty of congenital heart surgery. ...
James C Huhta
James C Huhta
Advances over the last decade in technology, training, and availability of prenatal care have led to a focus on the detection of congenital heart defects (CHD) and its prenatal management for improved pregnancy outcomes. First-trimester tra...