Recent years have witnessed significant advancements in the cryopreservation of various
tissues and cells, yet several challenges persist. This review evaluates the current state of …

Infective endocarditis represents a challenging and life-threatening clinical condition
affecting native and prosthetic heart valves, endocardium, and implanted cardiac devices …

Tracheal reconstruction represents a challenge when primary anastomosis is not feasible.
Within this scenario, the study aim was to develop a new pig-derived decellularized trachea …

Background: Destructive aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis portends a high morbidity and
mortality, and requires complex high-risk surgery. Homograft root replacement is the most …

Background/Objectives: Previous studies evaluated the prognostic role of hematological
parameters in predicting outcome in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). However, only a …

Background: The transfemoral approach represents the optimal access for TAVI due to its
low invasiveness; however, up to 10–15% of TAVI candidates are considered unsuitable for …

Heart valve diseases are a prevalent cardiovascular pathology worldwide, affecting nearly
2.5% of the population. Degenerative aortic stenosis is the most common form of heart valve …

A paradigmatic case is presented of subarachnoid hemorrhage as the initial sign of bacterial
endocarditis on a mechanical cardiac prosthesis, in the absence of symptoms and …

Infective endocarditis is an uncommon but complex disease, which has an annual incidence
of 3–7 cases per 100,000 person years. Although an uncommon condition, the mortality from …

The objective of this study was to evaluate early and long-term outcomes of patients with
aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis (a-PVE) treated with a prosthetic aortic valve (PAV) …