Ischaemic heart disease, sudden cardiac death and arrhythmias, heart failure, stroke and
peripheral arterial disease make up> 50% of the causes of death in advanced chronic …

The diagnosis of acute mitral regurgitation (MR) is often missed or delayed because the
clinical presentation is substantially different from that in patients with chronic MR …

Background Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection involving either native or prosthetic
heart valves, the endocardial surface of the heart or any implanted intracardiac devices. IE is …

Valvular heart disease contributes to a large burden of morbidity and mortality in the United
States. During the last decade there has been a paradigm shift in the management of valve …

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a recent revolutionary treatment for high-
risk patients with severe aortic stenosis who are not suitable for surgery, expanding to …

Background Surgical repair of concomitant functional moderate tricuspid valve (TV)
regurgitation at the time of mitral valve (MV) surgery remains controversial. Aim The …

Background Accurately assessing the postoperative mortality and rehospitalization for heart
failure risks in patients undergoing mitral valve repair surgery is of significant importance for …

Background Low-flow low-gradient (LF-LG) aortic stenosis (AS) is associated with high
mortality, even after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Further knowledge of …

Background/aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of successful percutaneous mitral
balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) on left ventricular systolic functions using strain and strain rate …

THIS SPECIAL article is the 13th in an annual series for the Journal of Cardiothoracic and
Vascular Anesthesia. The authors thank the editor-in-chief, Dr Kaplan, and the editorial …