Midterm to long-term survival after TAVI was encouraging in this high-risk patient population, although a substantial proportion of patients died within the first year.

The present study demonstrates the safety and efficacy of the DFM system in surgical high risk patients with severe aortic stenosis and complex anatomy aortic regurgitation was less than moderate in 99% of patients.

(2017). How should I treat an Edwards SAPIEN 3 aortic valve embolisation during a transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation. EuroIntervention, 13(4):495-498.

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was 'in which patients with a post-infarct ventricular septal rupture (PIVSR) might immediate surgery give better results than delayed surgery in terms of mortality'? Altogether, 88 papers were found using the reported search criteria, of which 6 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes and results of these papers are tabulated. The recommendations are based on outcomes from 3238 patients undergoing surgery for PIVSR. Mean age was 67.5 ± 8.8 (40-88 years). Left ventricular function was compromised in most patients with mean ejection fraction of 40%. All papers carried out univariate and/or multivariate analyses of variables that contributed to different in-hospital mortalities. Early surgery, i.e. from >3 days to within 4 weeks after MI, had an overall in-hospital mortality of 52.4%; delayed surgery, typically from 1 week to after 4 weeks post-myocardial infarction, had an overall operative in-hospital mortality of 7.56%. Most authors observe that a shorter time between rupture and surgery is an unfavourable predictor of outcome independent of haemodynamic status. The consensus was that nearly all patients with PIVSR, particularly if >15 mm diameter with a significant shunt and resultant haemodynamic deterioration, should undergo early surgical repair. The precise timing of surgery depends on patients' haemodynamic status. Exclusion from surgery should be considered if life expectancy or quality is severely limited by another limiting underlying pathology. If the patient is in cardiogenic shock, due to pulmonary to systemic blood flow ratio shunt rather than infarct size, immediate surgery should follow resuscitation measures and cardiac support. If the patient is haemodynamically stable, surgery could be performed after 3-4 weeks of medical optimization with inotropic and mechanical cardiac support. If there is clinical deterioration, immediate surgery is indicated.

CONCLUSIONS: Only 2 of 5 combinations of warfarin with drugs in this study were found to be associated with a higher prevalence of hemorrhage compared with warfarin use alone. The absolute prevalence of hemorrhage in users of warfarin and metronidazole was 22.7% and 17.2% for warfarin and cephalosporins, respectively, versus 14.2% in users of warfarin alone. The prevalence of hemorrhage for concomitant use of warfarin and NSAIDs/COX-2 inhibitors, amiodarone, or fibric acid derivatives such as fenofibrate was not greater than for warfarin alone. Liver disease or HF in warfarin users was associated with a significant increase in the likelihood of hemorrhage.