Sergio Baratta

TL;DR: The expert panel had an agreement that tafamidis 80mg/daily is the only available drug with moderate evidence and weak recommendation for the reduction of total mortality, cardiovascular morbidity, heart failure hospitalization and progression of the disease in patients with ATTR cardiomyopathy.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors compare the upper limit of normal (ULN) and Z score between genders in the population of the MATEAR Study (prospective nationwide multicenter registry in Argentina) and determine the usefulness and fairness of the guideline's recommendations about aortic diameters in women.

TL;DR: Achliari cysts are aberrant embryologic remnants of the Chiari network that lead to the formation of a diverticulum adhered to the interatrial septum at the level of the inlet of the sinus venosus and the inferior vena cava as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: This study of 228 patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement found no significant differences in mortality, stroke, or myocardial infarction between patients aged >75 years and ≤75 years, suggesting age alone is not a limitation for surgical treatment.