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Cardiac Damage: Should we start to assess it?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The current recommendation for  aortic valve replacement is based on stenosis severity based on...
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Structural heart disease

Failing Surgical Bioprosthesis: A Challenge on the Rise

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The gold standard for failing aortic bioprosthesis has traditionally been surgery. However, since...
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Structural heart disease

TAVR in Patients with Pure vs. Mixed Aortic Stenosis: Benefits and Evolution

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been proven to reduce mortality and improve the...
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Structural heart disease

Small Aortic Annulus: What Valve Should We choose?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava Surgical aortic valve replacement in a small annulus (<400 mm2) is associated with...
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Coronary disease

Radiation Exposure in Chronic Total Occlusions

Even in the hands of experienced operators, rechanneling and angioplasty of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) results...
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Coronary disease

Protective Shield RADPAD Reduces the Radiation Dose Received by Operators in the Cath Lab

Despite technological developments, all people working at a cath lab are inevitably exposed to radiation and its...
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Coronary disease

7 articles on angioplasty that can draw your attention

1) Balloon Angioplasty: A Reasonable Plan B for Chronic Thromboembolic Hypertension Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is caused by pulmonary artery...
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Structural heart disease

New Self-Expanding Valve Measures Up Against Sapien 3

Both balloon-expandable and self-expanding valves have been tested in randomized studies, with excellent outcomes. While both technologies...
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