ESC working group on valvular heart disease position paper-heart valve clinics: organization, structure, and experiences

in European Heart Journal (2013)

Impact of hemodynamic load on exercise capacity in aortic stenosis

in International Journal of Cardiology (2013)

Quel suivi pour les adultes presentant une cardiopathie congenitale?

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2012), 67(7-8), 407-12

During the last decades, the care of children with congenital heart disease has markedly improved. In consequence, the number of those who reach adulthood is continuously growing. In 2010, the European ... [more ▼]

During the last decades, the care of children with congenital heart disease has markedly improved. In consequence, the number of those who reach adulthood is continuously growing. In 2010, the European Society of Cardiology published guidelines for the management of grown-up congenital heart disease (GUCH) and recommended that each GUCH patient should be examined at least once in a specialized center. Due to their specific needs, this population requires specific and organized care. Indeed, GUCH patients do not only have significant extra-cardiac problems, but also present specific cardiac complications such as right ventricular failure, incisionnal arrhythmias. They may require repeated surgical and/ or percutaneous interventions. Since this emerging population is ageing, they also may suffer from arterial hypertension, diabetes and coronary artery disease. Last but not least, young women with congenital heart disease need specialized advice and care for contraception, follow-up during pregnancy and peripartal management. In order to optimize the follow-up of this growing population, a shared care model where cardiologists, specialized GUCH centers and other specialized centers for the treatment of extra-cardiac problems work in tight collaboration is recommended. [less ▲]

Seguimiento prospectivo ecocardiografico de 104 pacientes con enffermedades endocrinologicas tratados con cabergolina

in Abstract book - 54 Congreso Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y nutrition (2012, May 23)

A prospective study of cardiac valvular status in patients treated with cabergoline for Endocrine Disease

in Annales d'Endocrinologie (2012, April), 73(2), 148

The importance of exercise echocardiography for clinical decision making in primary mitral regurgitation

in Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) (2012), 13(4), 260-265

The role of multi-imaging modality in primary mitral regurgitation

in European Journal of Echocardiography (2012), 13(2), 139-151

Primary mitral regurgitation (MR) is the first cause of valvular regurgitation in Western countries. Echocardiography is the cornerstone for diagnosing MR and more specifically for establishing its ... [more ▼]

Primary mitral regurgitation (MR) is the first cause of valvular regurgitation in Western countries. Echocardiography is the cornerstone for diagnosing MR and more specifically for establishing its aetiology and mechanism, for quantifying its severity, progression, and repercussion and for assessing the likelihood of successful of valve repair. Two-dimensional/three-dimensional transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography <br />are the most widely used methods. Interest is growing for exercise echocardiography particularly in patients in whom symptoms do not correlate well with MR severity and for risk stratification. The experience of multi-slice computed tomography in primary MR is still limited. Conversely, cardiovascular magnetic resonance has gained progressive relevance and represents the alternative method of choice. [less ▲]

Prognostic Importance of Exercise Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Asymptomatic Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation.

Conference (2012)

Outcome prediction in asymptomatic degenerative MR: the usefulness of exercise BNP.

Conference (2012)

Prognostic importance of brain natriuretic peptide and left ventricular longitudinal function in asymptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation

in Heart (2012), 98(7), 587-591