Comparison of 64-Slice Computed Tomography Planimetry and Doppler Echocardiography in the Assessment of Aortic Valve Stenosis
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Discrepancies Between Catheter and Doppler Estimates of Aortic Stenosis:
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Pathologic Findings in Pericardium and Native Valve Tissues after Aortic Valve-Sparing with Autologous Pericardial Leaflet Extension
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Surgical Options for Beating-Heart Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Patent Coronary Artery Bypass
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Echocardiographic Description of the Anatomic Relations within the Normal Aortic Root
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Left Ventricular Mechanical Load and Contractile Function in Patients with
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Heart Rate Turbulence: An Additional Parameter in Determining the Need for
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Dimensional Ratios of Normal Mitral Valve Structures:
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Mid-Term Results of Valve Replacement with the ATS Valve: A Seven-Year Follow Up
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Shuji Fukunaga MD

Reoperation for Early Failure of a Freestyle Bioprosthesis Using a Full Root Technique
Aki Kitamura MD, Nobuhiro Handa MD, Yu Shomura MD, Hidetaka Wakiyama MD,
Masahiko Shinka MD, Hiroshi Fujiwara MD, Michihiro Nasu MD, Kazuaki Tanabe MD,
Tomoko Tani MD, Shigefumi Morioka MD, Yukikatsu Okada MD

Acute Mitral Regurgitation due to Ruptured ePTFE Neo-chordae
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Editorial: Discontinuing Oral Anticoagulation Therapy
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Periprocedural Bridging Therapy with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Chronically Anticoagulated Patients with Prosthetic Mechanical Heart Valves: Experience in 116 Patients from the Prospective BRAVE Registry
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Heyder Omran, MD

Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class I and II Alleles in Turkish Patients
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Fuat Gündogdu MD, Yahya Islamoglu MD, Ibrahim Pirim MD, Yekta Gurlertop MD, Hasan Dogan,
Sakir Arslan MD, Serdar Sevimli MD, Enbiya Aksakal MD, Huseyin Senocak MD

Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class II Association with Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pakistan
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Percutaneous Closure of Perivalvular Leaks with Amplatzer® Occluders:
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Mordehay Vaturi MD, Horst Sievert, Ralph Hein MD, Alexander Battler MD, Alex Sagie MD

Development of a Sheep Model of Atrial Fibrillation for Preclinical Prosthetic Valve Testing
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Valve Repair for Mitral Insufficiency Secondary to Idiopathic Juvenile Polyarthritis
Stéphane Aubert MD, Gilles Hayem MD, Marie-Claude Aumont MD, Eric Brochet MD,
Christophe Acar MD

Streptococcus Endocarditis after Tongue Piercing
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Isolated Severe Ischemic Tricuspid Regurgitation: Successful Surgical Repair
Uday Dandekar FRCS, Anand Sachithanandan AFRCSI, Maninder Kalkat FRCS,
Paul Ridley FRCS, Christopher M. R. Satur FRCS

A Giant, Free-Floating Left Atrial Ball Thrombus
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