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Complications lost scaffold: a dislodged bioresorbable scaffold

20 Feb 2019

Consult this clinical case by C. Y. Chin and S. T. Lim from the National Heart Centre, Singapore on OCT findings and management of a dislodged bioresorbable scaffold: a young 47-year-old male with LAD disease.

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Chee Yang Chin

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Soo Teik Lim

Devang Desai

Surat, India

Cesar Villalobos

Tunja, Colombia

GulfPCR-GIM 2017 Final Programme is out!

Check out the full details and Expected Learning Outcomes of all the sessions the 2-day Course in Dubai has in store for you later this month, including those of our Industry Partners

Aortic sinuses

26 Jan 2018

Browse this chapter from the TAVI Atlas on the anatomy of the aortic valvar complex and review in particular the fundamental concepts on the aortic sinus, also called sinus of Valsalva.

Bicuspid aortic valve

23 Oct 2017

The aortic valve with two leaflets, usually said to be bicuspid, is the most commonly recognised form of adult congenital heart disease.

Now on in Singapore: AsiaPCR/SingLIVE 2018!

Welcome to everyone attending #AsiaPCR 2018, on in Singapore from 25-27 January. Enjoy the Course!

Sinotubular junction

30 Oct 2017

The superior attachments of the aortic valvar leaflets demarcate the level of the sinotubular junction. This junction marks the exit of the aortic root, and the beginning of the ascending aorta.

Aortic leaflets

30 Oct 2017

The normal aortic valve is trifoliate, the three leaflets form the aortic valve and provide its main sealing mechanism. Find out more about the anatomy as illustrated in the TAVI Atlas.

Anatomy of the so-called “Aortic Annulus”

10 Mar 2018

What is it exactly? The aortic annulus is a fibrous ring at the aortic orifice to the front and right of the atrioventricular aortic valve and is considered the transition point between the left ventricle and aortic root.

Relationship to the conduction system

30 Oct 2017

The conducting system of the heart consists of cardiac muscle cells and conducting fibers (not nervous tissue) that are specialized for initiating impulses and conducting them rapidly through the heart.

Aortic root diameters

30 Oct 2017

Normalized diameters for the dynamic aortic root vary among the age groups. There are apparent relationships between the dynamic diameters and age, body surface area, weight, and height of the patient.

Coronary arteries

30 Oct 2017

The coronary arteries arise from the aortic sinuses. Read more...

Benoit Cosset

France

Wissam Al Sahli

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Ahmed Ashraf Eissa

Al Waili, Egypt

Arnab De

Kolkata, India

Kenneth De Wilder

Bonheiden, Belgium

Mahmoud Elmahdi

Ajman, United Arab Emirates

Ashish Gupta

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom