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Less than 20% of patients that could benefit from TAVR are receiving it

 The introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures (TAVR) seems to have increased the number of elderly...

Non-Cardiac Surgery with Incomplete Revascularization, Associated to Events

This study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2016 and simultaneously published in the Journal of...

Women: More Prone to Lower Coronary Flow Reserve

Compared to men, women have less chances of developing obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), but this new...

Contemporary Ventricular Assist Devices: Hemodynamic Consequences

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. Despite current technological advancements and improvement in reperfusion rates in a setting of infarction, cardiogenic...

TAVR: The Need for a Pacemaker Is Associated with Mortality

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava.   After a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), the incidence of permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation...

Bifurcation Lesion in Distal Left Main Coronary Artery: One or Two Stents?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) angioplasty has become an important trend in the...

Post-TAVI Definite Pacemaker: How Harmless Is It?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava.   Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has shown ample benefit in different groups, but...

Valve Thrombosis After TAVR: Larger-Diameter Valves and No Warfarin as Predictors

There are limited data on the incidence, clinical implications, and predisposing factors of valve thrombosis in patients...