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Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, Volume 12, Issue 3

March 2025 - 28 articles

Cover Story: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is valuable for diagnosing structural heart diseases. Advances in cardiac imaging have enhanced the visualization of complex cardiac structures, thus improving preoperative planning and facilitating the prompt detection of intraoperative complications. In addition, cardiac surgery has evolved to minimally invasive interventions that demand real-time guidance and decision-making. This review summarizes the main indications of TEE as an intraoperative guiding tool during cardiac surgery and provides valuable tips and tricks for cardiologists, anesthesiologists, and cardiac surgeons. This shared expertise leads to improved collaboration and coordination, resulting in better surgical and clinical outcomes. View this paper
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Articles (28)

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,754 Views
13 Pages

Hemodynamic Effects of Positive Airway Pressure: A Cardiologist’s Overview

  • Anna Di Cristo,
  • Andrea Segreti,
  • Nardi Tetaj,
  • Simone Pasquale Crispino,
  • Emiliano Guerra,
  • Emanuele Stirpe,
  • Gian Paolo Ussia and
  • Francesco Grigioni

Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is widely used to manage both acute and chronic respiratory failure and plays an increasingly important role in cardiology, particularly in treating patients with respiratory comorbidities. PAP, including contin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,439 Views
14 Pages

The Association of Socioeconomic Status (SES) with Procedural Management and Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): An Observational Study from the Pan-London PCI (BCIS) Registry

  • Krishnaraj S. Rathod,
  • Pitt Lim,
  • Sam Firoozi,
  • Richard Bogle,
  • Ajay K. Jain,
  • Philip A. MacCarthy,
  • Miles C. Dalby,
  • Iqbal S. Malik,
  • Anthony Mathur and
  • James Spratt
  • + 8 authors

Background: Lower socioeconomic status (SES) has been associated with increased mortality from coronary heart disease. This excess risk, relative to affluent patients, may be due to a combination of more adverse cardiovascular-risk factors, inequalit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,382 Views
25 Pages

Cardiology and sleep societies recommend 7–9 h sleep/night for adults (7–8 h for seniors) and more for youngsters; nonetheless, short sleep duration (SSD) of <7 h/night is epidemic. We searched PubMed for representative investigations,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,771 Views
14 Pages

Brugada Syndrome and Exercise: Is It Time for a Paradigm Change?

  • Carolina Miguel Gonçalves,
  • Adriana Vazão,
  • Mariana Carvalho,
  • Margarida Cabral,
  • André Martins,
  • Mónica Amado,
  • Joana Pereira,
  • Fátima Saraiva,
  • Hélia Martins and
  • Hélder Dores

Background: Despite the multiple benefits of exercise for health, exercise in the presence of arrhythmic disorders can trigger adverse clinical events, including sudden cardiac death (SCD). The aim of this narrative review is to summarize the most re...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,380 Views
14 Pages

Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance in Cardiac Surgery

  • Yannis Dimitroglou,
  • Antonios Karanasos,
  • Andreas Katsaros,
  • Argyro Kalompatsou,
  • Grigorios Tsigkas,
  • Konstantinos Toutouzas,
  • Costantinos Tsioufis,
  • Constantina Aggeli and
  • Periklis Davlouros

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a valuable tool for diagnosing structural heart diseases, offering superior resolution compared to transthoracic echocardiography. It allows for real-time evaluation of cardiac valves and both systolic and di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,113 Views
15 Pages

Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Without Dedicated Mental Health Resources Post-Myocardial Infarction

  • Carlos Bertolín-Boronat,
  • Víctor Marcos-Garcés,
  • Héctor Merenciano-González,
  • María Luz Martínez Mas,
  • Josefa Inés Climent Alberola,
  • Nerea Perez,
  • Laura López-Bueno,
  • María Concepción Esteban Argente,
  • María Valls Reig and
  • Ana Arizón Benito
  • + 8 authors

Anxiety and depression are common after a myocardial infarction (MI), so psychological and psychiatric mental health (MH) interventions are recommended during Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (CRP). We aim to evaluate anxiety and depression symptoms a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,066 Views
32 Pages

Obesity is one of the biggest health problems in the 21st century and the leading health disorder amongst women of fertile age. Maternal obesity is associated with several adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. In this group of women, the risk for the...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,964 Views
20 Pages

Common Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Systematic Review from 2009 to 2024

  • John Fernando Montenegro-Palacios,
  • Sinthia Vidal-Cañas,
  • Nelson Eduardo Murillo-Benítez,
  • Jhon Quintana-Ospina,
  • Carlos Andrés Cardona-Murillo and
  • Yamil Liscano

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is an effective treatment for severe aortic stenosis in high-risk patients; however, atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication associated with the procedure. New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation (NOAF)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,906 Views
15 Pages

Incidence and Risk Factors for Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Acute Myocardial Infarction—A Long-Term Follow-Up

  • Tamara Yakubov,
  • Muhammad Abu Tailakh,
  • Arthur Shiyovich,
  • Harel Gilutz and
  • Ygal Plakht

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) share common risk factors. To evaluate the long-term incidence and predictors of new-onset T2DM (NODM) among post-AMI adults, we conducted a retrospective analysis of AMI survivors...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
833 Views
9 Pages

Gender Differences for His Bundle Pacing Long-Term Performance in the Elderly Population

  • Catalin Pestrea,
  • Ecaterina Cicala,
  • Dragos Lovin,
  • Adrian Gheorghe,
  • Florin Ortan and
  • Rosana Manea

Background and aims: His bundle pacing (HBP) is considered the most physiological form of cardiac pacing. Although feasibility studies have included older patients, specific data for HBP in this population are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate gen...

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