High-level endurance athletes with ventricular tachycardia (VT) may have unique scarring in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) that acts as a substrate for the arrhythmia, a new study shows.

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) with the Melody ...

January 25, 2010 (Silver Spring, Maryland) — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new transcatheter pulmonary valve (Melody, Medtronic) for use in patients with congenital ...

Background Frequent idiopathic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) have been associated with left ventricular cardiomyopathy. Idiopathic PVCs often originate from the right ventricular outflow ...

Aneurysms (AN) of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) following tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair were analyzed in 53 pts. Pulmonary-to-aortic root ratio, subpulmonic chamber size and supravalvar ...

The risks of stent fracture and reintervention after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) are substantially reduced when patients are prestented, according to combined data from three ...

Lungs Heart Primary effectiveness of no additional surgical or interventional procedures related to the device and acceptable heart blood flow function at 6 months, was achieved by 89.2%. The Food and ...

Advanced imaging, like 4D-flow CMR, aids in understanding PA remodeling in different PH subtypes, offering non-invasive differentiation. PAH patients exhibit distinct PA flow characteristics, ...

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands & ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xeltis, a clinical-stage company with the most advanced polymer-based restorative cardiovascular devices, today announced that it has started the ...

2.1.1 RVOT dysfunction often occurs as part of complex congenital heart conditions, such as tetralogy of Fallot. It may take the form of pulmonary valve stenosis, pulmonary valve incompetence ...