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Who Lives Longer After TAVR, Men or Women?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Currently, some small observational studies and a meta-analysis suggest that women experience more short-term...

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Devices Multiply

The Transcatheter mitral valve replacement has been established as gold standard for patients with intermediate or high risk...

Five-Year Outcomes for Appendage Closure

The PROTECT AF (WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic Protection in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation) trial...

These were the 5 most read scientific articles of January

1) The 10 Commandments of ESC’s New STEMI Guidelines The authors have given an entertaining account of the most...

Incidence of Cancer in Adult patients with Congenital Heart Disease

Adults with congenital heart disease are exposed to cumulative radiation doses, from multiple catheterization procedures. Seeing as these patients are...

WIN TAVI: The Largest Female TAVR Registry So Far

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. In most randomized or observational studies, women comprise more than 50% of patients...

The 9 most read scientific articles of 2017 in interventional cardiology

1) New High Blood Pressure Guidelines The wait is finally over: the high blood pressure guidelines that have been...

Lotus Valve in Real Life Patients: the near total lack of leaks is its greatest strength

Even though the incidence of complications  in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have significantly decreased, there is one...