Provocation Testing in the OR: HCM, AS and beyond – Pros, cons & open questions
Provocation testing for 1) HCM gradient measurement intraoperatively; 2) Low flow, low gradient AS; 3) MR Pros, cons and unknowns
Provocation testing for 1) HCM gradient measurement intraoperatively; 2) Low flow, low gradient AS; 3) MR Pros, cons and unknowns
Lecture: Assessment & decision making.
TEE in CABG/does it worth it? JACC. 2021 Jul, 78 (2) 112–122
Subaortic membrane in AS Left persistent SVC Left atrial laceration in MV surgery IVC/SVC stenosis post MVR
N Engl J Med 2022; 386:327-339; DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa2115961 Comments in: NEJM; 386(19):1861–3. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc2202775
How much AI is acceptable? Appropriate follow-up of patients with LVAD and AI. Is it time for new guidelines?
Song, Howard K et al. Limited Utility of Tricuspid Valve Repair at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. The Annals of thoracic surgery vol. 101,6 (2016): 2168-74. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.040
Challenging cases involving prosthetic valve assessment. Postoperative follow up of borderline cases; decision making in the OR (e.g. double mechanical valves, which might be difficult to assess).