3 research outputs found
Role of Echocardiography in Percutaneous Mitral Valve Interventions
Intraprocedural imaging continues to evolve in parallel with advances in percutaneous mitral valve interventions. This didactic review uses several illustrations and rich intraprocedural videos to further describe and demonstrate the role of the most up-to-date echocardiographic and advanced imaging technologies in the patient selection and intraprocedural guidance of percutaneous mitral valve interventions. We will focus on 3 interventions: 1) percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis; 2) transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of mitral valve regurgitation; and 3) transcatheter closure of periprosthetic mitral regurgitation. In addition, we discuss potential pitfalls of 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and show examples of this technique
Endometriosis related to family history of malignancies in the Yale series
Recent studies reported that endometriosis could behave as a neoplasmatic process. The purpose of this study is to investigate the family risk of ovarian, colon and prostate cancer in women with endometriosis
SCUAD and chronic rhinosinusitis. Reinforcing hypothesis driven research in difficult cases
Background: Our objective is to present recent research findings on
recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in relation to “Severe
Chronic Upper Airway Disease” (SCUAD).
Methodology: Literature review using Medline and Embase databases
(search ternns’chronic rhinosinusitis”,”chronic sinusitis”or
“Severe Chronic Upper Airway Disease”) limited to articles published
in the English language.
Results: Complex pathophysiological mechanisms characterize various
forms of chronic rhinitis and rhinosinusitis (CRS), where inflammation
persists in spite of adequate medical treatment. In these cases, a
multifactorial etiology often underlies the development of sino-nasal
inflammation. The interaction between chronic upper and lower airway
inflammation via neurogenic and systemic pathways may complicate the
therapy of these patients, and lead to insufficient symptom control.
Conclusion: The recently introduced definition of”Severe Chronic
Upper Airway Disease” (SCUAD) increases awareness of those patients
with persistent inflammation and symptoms despite guideline-driven
pharmacologic treatment. The concept of SCUAD may prove helpful in
directing research towards clarifying the definition, diagnosis and
pathophysiology of rhinitis and rhinosinusitis, their limits and
overlap. In this review, a hypothesis on SCUAD immunopathology is also
presented