After 15 years of successive randomized, controlled trials, indications for transcatheter aortic
valve replacement (TAVR) are rapidly expanding. In the coming years, this procedure could …

Bicuspid aortic valve is the most common congenital heart disease and exposes patients to
an increased risk of aortic dilation and dissection. Aortic dilation is a slow, silent process …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an important tool for the clinical evaluation
of patients with cardiac and vascular diseases. Since its introduction in the late 1980s …

Identification of flow patterns within the heart has long been recognized as a potential
contribution to the understanding of physiological and pathophysiological processes of …

Advances in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease (CHD) have
resulted in a growing population of patients surviving well into adulthood and requiring …

Replacement with a prosthetic heart valve (PHV) remains the definitive surgical procedure
for management of severe cardiac valve disease. PHV dysfunction is uncommon but can be …

Purpose To systematically assess the feasibility and performance of a highly accelerated
compressed sensing (CS) 4D flow MRI framework at three different acceleration factors (R) …

Background Accurate evaluation of valvular pathology is crucial in the timing of surgical
intervention. Whilst transthoracic echocardiography is widely available and routinely used in …

Background Aortic valve repair has become a treatment option for adults with symptomatic
bicuspid (BAV) or unicuspid (UAV) aortic valve insufficiency. Our aim was to demonstrate the …

Aims The aortic valve (AV) neocuspidization (Ozaki procedure) is a novel surgical technique
for AV disease that preserves the natural motion and cardiodynamics of the aortic root. In …