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Comment on: Messas et al. Treatment of severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis using non-invasive ultrasound therapy: a cohort study. Lancet. Nov 13, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(23)01518-0 The title of this study published November 2023 in The Lancet is enough to turn heads in the sphere of heart valve disease….but what is (more…)
2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis | European Heart Journal | Oxford Academic (oup.com) The new ESC guidelines on the management of endocarditis were published this month in the European Heart Journal. These replace the previous iteration of the guidelines published in 2015 and provide important updates including (more…)
We were based for the day in the beautiful Dorchester Library on the first floor of the RCP pic.twitter.com/SW6HoGrY7d — BHVS (@BrHeartValveSoc) October 13, 2023 Next, Prof @EnochAkowuah1 informed us about the proposed NAVIGATE Bicuspid RCT, which aims to compare surgery vs TAVI in patients with bicuspid aortic valves pic.twitter.com/9WFfOhzu4S (more…)
A new publication co-authored by past-presidents of BHVS highlights the inequalities facing women, ethnic minorities and patients in areas of high deprivation in terms of access to aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic stenosis in England.
By Marcin Fijalkowski Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is increasingly used for the assessment of the morphology and function of both native and prosthetic heart valves. Currently, pre-operative planning and periprocedural guidance of struc- tural therapies are based on the independent analysis of transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) and computed tomography images. CT (more…)
Mike Addelman It was back In early 2016 that I was given a shock diagnosis of aortic heart valve regurgitation. My valve was, apparently, floppy and if I didn’t have heart surgery to replace it within 6 months or so, I was in reasonable danger, I was told, of getting (more…)
By Dr Harriet Hurrell 1. Excellent outcomes reported for Mitral Valve-in Valve procedures The outcomes from registry data for mitral valve-in- valve (ViV) procedures were presented at TVT last month and demonstrated excellent outcomes across the whole spectrum of surgical risk. The registry data included 4243 patients who under- went (more…)
By Dr Sally Chapman The role of AI within medical imaging is increasing across all modalities including echocardiography. AI can be applied in all areas of echo from image acquisition through to automated measurements and interpretation [image 1]. Using AI in echo could reduce rates of inter observer variability and (more…)
