Why the study?
Structural heart disease emergencies produce heart failure and shock that may resist standard therapy and require tailored medical stabilization before definitive intervention.
What are the strategies for initial medical stabilization and definitive therapy in patients with structural heart disease emergencies?
Design
Review
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Lesion-specific stabilization warrants consideration in structural heart emergencies; leaves open need for prospective validation.
What are the strategies for initial medical stabilization and definitive therapy in patients with structural heart disease emergencies?
This review highlights that medical stabilization for structural heart disease emergencies must be tailored to whether the lesion is stenotic or regurgitant prior to definitive surgical or percutaneous intervention.
Jentzer et al. (2020) studied this question.
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