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Open AccessListing criteria for heart transplantation in the Netherlands
The updated listing criteria for heart transplantation are presented on behalf of the three heart transplant centres in the Netherlands. Given the shortage of donor hearts, selection of those patients who may ...
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Open AccessThe role of long-term mechanical circulatory support in patients with advanced heart failure
In patients with end-stage heart failure, advanced therapies such as heart transplantation and long-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS) with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) have to be considered....
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Open AccessOutcome of mechanical circulatory support at the University Medical Centre Utrecht
The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing substantially and, despite improvements in medical therapy, HF still carries a poor prognosis. Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) by a continuous-flow left ...
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Open AccessVenoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in elective high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention: a viable option?
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Open AccessEvaluation of mitral regurgitation by an integrated 2D echocardiographic approach in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement
The purpose of this study was to evaluate mitral regurgitation (MR) severity in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) by standardized assessment of two-dimensional (2D) transthoraci...
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Open AccessExtracorporeal life support in cardiogenic shock: indications and management in current practice
Veno-arterial extracorporeal life support (VA-ECLS) provides circulatory and respiratory stabilisation in patients with severe refractory cardiogenic shock. Although randomised controlled trials are lacking, t...
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Open AccessShort-term mechanical support and pharmacotherapy, a new strategy in cardiogenic shock?
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Systemic embolisation as presentation and recurrence of cardiac myxoma two years after surgery
Primary cardiac tumours are rare when compared with metastatic involvement. The majority of primary cardiac tumours are benign and in adults the majority of these masses are myxomas. The treatment is surgical ...
