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Valve Disease: Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation: Does Surgery Save Lives?
David H. Adams, MD and Anelechi C. Anyanwu, MD
Management of asymptomatic patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation is controversial-conservative surveillance and early mitral valve repair have both been advocated as reasonable approaches on the basis of divergent data. A new study by Kang et al. fuels this debate. However, careful assessment of the existing literature can provide insight into the optimal care of this population of patients.
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2-Year Clinical and Echocardiography Follow-Up of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With the Transapical Intrepid System
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Optimal timing of Ross operation in children: A moving target?
Igor E Konstantinov, Emile Bacha, David Barron, Tirone David, Joseph Dearani, Yves d'Udekem, Ismail El-Hamamsy, Hani K Najm, Pedro J Del Nido, Christian Pizarro, Peter Skillington, Vaughn A Starnes, David Winlaw -
Mitral Valve Intervention in Elderly or High-Risk Patients: A Review of Current Surgical and Interventional Management
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Total artificial heart implantation as a bridge to transplantation in the United States
Shinobu Itagaki, Nana Toyoda, Natalia Egorova, Erick Sun, Timothy Lee, Percy Boateng, Gregory Gibson, Noah Moss, Donna Mancini, David H Adams, Anelechi C Anyanwu