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TAVI in TAVI: Clinical and Hemodynamic Outcomes According to the Type of Prosthesis Used in TAVI-in-TAVI

With the expansion of TAVI to younger and lower surgical risk patients, bioprosthetic valve degeneration and the...
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Congenital cardiopathy

Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients Over 60 Years Old With Cryptogenic Stroke: A Safe and Effective Strategy?

Cryptogenic stroke accounts for up to one-third of all ischemic strokes and remains strongly associated with the...
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Left Atrial Apendix Closure

Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Implantation Depth Could Determine Thrombosis Risk

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has undergone significant advances over the past two decades. This progress has...
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Structural heart disease

Influence of cusp-overlap and three-cusp coplanar techniques on new-onset conduction disturbances after TAVI

New-onset conduction disturbances remain one of the most frequent complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), being...
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Mitral valve

Percutaneous closure of paravalvular leaks in high-risk patients: clinical outcomes and the impact of residual leak

Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a relatively frequent complication following valve replacement (overall incidence 5–18%; 2–10% in the...
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Mitral valve

SCAI 2026 | Can an atrial fixation device prevent complications of transcatheter mitral valve replacement? Analysis of the AltaValve system

Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) represents one of the most complex areas within structural interventions. Unlike TAVI,...
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Structural heart disease

Beyond TAVI: Cardiac Rehabilitation as a Determinant of Clinical Outcomes

Aortic stenosis is an increasingly prevalent condition associated with population aging, with a prevalence of approximately 3.4%...
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Structural heart disease

Comparative outcomes between transaxillary approach and thoracotomy-based approaches in TAVI with alternative access

TAVI has become the standard treatment for high-risk aortic stenosis. When transfemoral access is not feasible (approximately...
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