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Is Hybrid Operating Room Necessary for Safe TAVR

According to this sub-study of the FRANCE TAVI registry, mortality is similar for transcatheter aortic valve replacement...

Promising Results for Tricuspid Repair

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is more common than we thought. Around 1.6 million people in the...

Angiography Guided CABG Still Adequate

Fractional Flow reserve (FFR) guided myocardial revascularization surgery (CABG) has similar graft failure rate and clinical outcomes...

Outcomes of MAIN-COMPARE: A 10-Year Follow-Up for a Historical Rivalry

Angioplasty and myocardial revascularization surgery have competed over the left main coronary artery for a long time....

Lotus Returns with New Strength and the FDA Approval to Compete with Sapien3 and CoreValve Evolut R

After reports of some serious adverse events with first-generation Lotus, the device was pulled off the market—but...

PCI Right After CABG: How Bad Can it Be?

In-hospital PCI right after CABG is extremely rare, but it does increase morbidity, mortality and costs significantly. It...

EXCEL Outcomes: PCI vs CABG in Patients with Prior Cerebrovascular disease

Most certainly, as we read this title, we imagine the conclusion (as does the editor): patients with...

TAVR Learning Curve and Volume-Outcomes Relationship Plateau

Every operator keeps track of their cases. Have they reached their potential or are they still learning...