A prospective study at Tufts Medical Center found that limited handheld cardiac ultrasound has poor sensitivity for detecting ...
A comprehensive 2-dimensional and Doppler echocardiographic examination is the first-line imaging modality for serial assessment of prosthetic valve structure and function. Importantly, all ...
Valve replacement is not a curative procedure but introduces a new disease process with prosthetic valve-related complications. Structural valve deterioration is a clinically important long-term ...