AIMS A comprehensive description of transcatheter heart valve (THV) failure has not been performed. We undertook a systematic review to investigate the aetiology, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of THV failure. METHODS AND RESULTS The systematic review was performed in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines using EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Scopus. Between December 2002 and March 2014, 70 publica...

INTRODUCTION Patients will typically undergo awake surgery for permanent implantation of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in an attempt to optimize electrode placement using patient feedback about the distribution of stimulation-induced paresthesia. The present study compared efficacy of first-time electrode placement under awake conditions with that of neurophysiologically guided placement under ...

Mammalian embryonic development is regulated by several cytokines and growth factors from embryonic or maternal origins. Since CSF-1 plays important role in embryonic development and implantation, we investigated its role in gram-negative bacterial LPS-induced implantation failure. The effect of LPS on normal (nonsuperovulated) and superovulated in vivo-produced embryos was assessed by signs of...

We present the case of a 46-year old male with end-stage heart failure due to ethyltoxic cardiomyopathy. The patient did not meet the criteria for heart transplantation and declined left ventricular assist device implantation. We decided to conduct cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) implantation. Under general anaesthesia for CRT-D implantation, cardiac function worsened. D...

Objective: To review the relevant literature on use of atrioventricular node ablation and pacing in patients with heart failure atrial fibrillation. Methods: APubMed/MEDLINE SCOPUS search was performed order to assess clinical outcomes pacemaker implantation, as well complications that may occur. Results: Several trials, observational analyses meta-analyses have shown “pace ablate” strategy not...