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Valvular Heart Disease

Free Subscription 11.05.2026 3 Am Heart J 4 Am J Cardiol 3 Ann Thorac Surg 1 Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 1 Circ Cardiovasc Interv 1 Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1 Heart 7 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 5 Pediatr Cardiol

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Am Heart J

1. GOLDSTEIN DJ, Reichenspurner H, Vorovich E, Teuteberg J, et al
   Design and Rationale of the Impella(R)-Protected Cardiac Surgery Trial (IMPACT): A Multicenter, Single-arm Pilot Study in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery Patients.
   Am Heart J. 2026 Mar 25:107434. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107434.
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2. AROW Z, Oliva O, Seyeddi SS, Bonfils L, et al
   Assessment of the gradient gap after TAVR with balloon and self-expandable valves: Analysis of a large patient cohort.
   Am Heart J. 2026;297:107428.
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3. THIM T, Nissen H, Niemela M, Eftekhari A, et al
   Design and rationale of the COMPARE-TAVI 2 trial: An all-comers head-to-head comparison of Evolut FX+ and Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia transcatheter heart valves.
   Am Heart J. 2026 Feb 23:107387. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107387.
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   Am J Cardiol

4. MILLIN A, Leone PP, Sturla M, Feldman D, et al
   TAVR in an Underserved Minority Population with Very Severe Aortic Stenosis: The Bronx study.
   Am J Cardiol. 2026 May 5:S0002-9149(26)00308.
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5. ARMONIS C, Triantafyllou K, Papadopoulou E, Trikas A, et al
   Severe Low Flow Aortic Stenosis with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Latest Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach.
   Am J Cardiol. 2026 May 4:S0002-9149(26)00317.
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6. ZALAQUETT Z, Majeed-Saidan M, Demian J, Hajj J, et al
   Comparative Analysis of Clinical, Echocardiographic, and Hemodynamic Features Across Functional Mitral Regurgitation Subtypes.
   Am J Cardiol. 2026 May 2:S0002-9149(26)00313.
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7. JAGADEESAN V, Mehaffey JH, Kawsara MA, Chauhan D, et al
   Temporizing Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Decompensated Severe Aortic Stenosis.
   Am J Cardiol. 2026 Apr 30:S0002-9149(26)00301.
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   Ann Thorac Surg

8. KONNAI M, Matsunaga S, Igarashi T, Wakamatsu H, et al
   Safety-Net Balloon Technique for Pledget Retrieval in Early Redo Aortic Valve Replacement.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 29:S0003-4975(26)00419.
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9. DAVID TE
   Mitral valve repair in patients with connective tissue disorders.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 29:S0003-4975(26)00412.
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10. CHEN L, Zhang P
    Reconsidering Patient Selection for Open Mitral Commissurotomy.
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 29:S0003-4975(26)00416.
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    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging

11. SALAM B, Weber M, Sprinkart AM, Nowak S, et al
    Opportunistic CT Fatty Muscle Fraction for Outcome Prediction in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair.
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 May 7:e018763. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.125.018763
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    Circ Cardiovasc Interv

12. RUDOLPH F, Goncharov A, Narang A, Korber ML, et al
    One-Year Outcomes of Screen Failures for Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair: Insights From the TriSelect Study.
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 May 5:e016124.
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    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

13. XIAO B, Li M, Liu L, Shi J, et al
    Transapical transcatheter valve implantation for aortic regurgitation: a multicenter, prospective trial.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 May 5:ezag065. doi: 10.1093.
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    Heart

14. IELASI A, Moscarella E, Barki M, Caminiti R, et al
    Global variability in bicuspid aortic valve morphology and aortopathy among patients with severe aortic stenosis referred for transcatheter valve implantation.
    Heart. 2026 May 4:heartjnl-2025-327445. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2025-327445.
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    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

15. XU X, Gu J, Liu H, Du J, et al
    Randomized trial of tricuspid flexible band versus rigid ring in patients with moderate tricuspid regurgitation or greater: results of the JPH2019 trial.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 4:S0022-5223(26)00906.
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16. MAZINE A, Zhu MZL, Cruz EP, Konstantinov SI, et al
    Reoperation After Previous Aortic Valve Repair in Children: Redo Repair Versus Ross Procedure.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 4:S0022-5223(26)00901.
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17. MORI M, Ailawadi G, Bolling SF, Hahn RT, et al
    The 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Management of Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 4:S0022-5223(26)00898.
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18. DAVID TE, Weiss J, Runeckles K, Chung J, et al
    Late adverse cardiovascular events after aortic valve-sparing operations in patients with Marfan Syndrome.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 4:S0022-5223(26)00857.
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19. BOUCHARD D, Dreyfus J, Tourneau TL, Ternacle J, et al
    Contemporary Surgical Outcomes and Repair Rates in Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation: Real World Insights from the International MITRACURE Registry.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 4:S0022-5223(26)00845.
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20. CALLAHAN CP, Eghtesady P
    Commentary: Bring back the shunt? Staged repair of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect with systemic to pulmonary artery shunt.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 4:S0022-5223(26)00964.
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21. TAHHAN S, Menassa Y, Al-Shammari A, Jishu JA, et al
    Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes of Surgical Versus Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Dialysis-Dependent Patients.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 3:S0022-5223(26)00957.
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    Pediatr Cardiol

22. BICER BB, Aykan HH, Tuzdelen E, Sabuncu T, et al
    The Heart Under Pressure: Traumatic Gerbode Defect and Aortic Dissection After a Tire Explosion: A Case Report and Literature Review.
    Pediatr Cardiol. 2026;47:2269-2275.
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23. ISKANDER C, Morgan GJ, Zablah JE
    Augmented Reality Application in a Complex Case of Self-Expanding Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation.
    Pediatr Cardiol. 2026;47:2279-2280.
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24. MOHAMMAD NIJRES B, Issa B, Tahir F, Aldoss O, et al
    Right Axillary Artery Access for Aortic Valvuloplasty in Infants Under One Year: A Focus on Procedural Technique.
    Pediatr Cardiol. 2026;47:2036-2042.
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25. BERTHUSEN AJ, Saucedo JG, Schafer M, O'Callaghan B, et al
    Flow Hemodynamics in Children with Tetralogy of Fallot: A Comparison Study of Cardiac Catheterization and Phase-Contrast MRI.
    Pediatr Cardiol. 2026;47:1969-1975.
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26. WANG Z, Fu H, Li S
    Role of Right Atrial Appendage Tissue for Valve Reconstruction in Children.
    Pediatr Cardiol. 2026;47:1871-1879.
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