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Europe Grants Approval to Balloon-Expandable Valve in Low-Risk Patients; Self-Expanding Valve Still Waiting for It

The balloon-expandable valve has been granted approval in Europe for treatment of the complete risk spectrum of...

Negative Impact of Pulmonary Hypertension in TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The presence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is frequent in severe aortic stenosis. This...

The Road Towards a “More Perfect” Angioplasty Is Already Being Traveled

The aim of revascularization, whether through angioplasty or surgery, is to restore adequate flow to the myocardium;...

Should Post-PCI Biomarkers Elevation Be of Concern?

Elevated markers after PCI in stable patients treated with the latest generation stents continues to happen. However,...

Infective Endocarditis After TAVI

Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is one of the most feared complications due to...

Venous Pulmonary Waveforms in MitraClip Have Prognostic Value

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The MitraClip has been shown to benefit a certain group of patients and...

Statins in Primary Prevention: As Questioned as Aspirin?

This new review, recently published in BMJ, questions the benefit of statins in low-risk primary prevention patients....

Hours of Sleep and Myocardial Infarction Risk

This is one of the first studies to prospectively assess this association, and its outcomes support the...