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CLOSE Trial: Patients with PFO with high flow or associated with interatrial septal aneurysm receiving closure device experience lower rates of recurrent stroke

Several cases have shown an association between patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic shock, particularly in patients under...
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Peripheral vascular disease

The need for dialysis after TAVR increases mortality

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Stage III or higher renal impairment is frequent before TAVR, and the need for...
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REDUCE Trial: Patients with PFO and cryptogenic stroke at lower risk of recurrent stoke when treated with APT and closure device

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. This is a multicenter randomized study on patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO)...
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Long-term results of the RESPECT study favor closure with the Amplatzer device

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. The RESPECT trial is a multicenter randomized trial with blinded adjudication of end-point...
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Structural heart disease

Pacemaker Implantation After TAVI Raises Costs But Not the Incidence of Adverse Events

This new meta-analysis did not manage to prove whether permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

“Ad Hoc” PCI during TAVR: No Impact on Safety or Long Term Outcomes

According to a recent study published in Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions, screening for coronary artery disease (CAD) with an invasive...
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Structural heart disease

Positive Outcomes of CoreValve Evolut in Large Population

The Evolut R, as well as its predecessor the CoreValve, is a self-expandable valve, supra-annular, made of porcine pericardium...
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Structural heart disease

A Simple Electrocardiography to Predict Mortality in TAVR

Conduction abnormalities, such as new left bundle branch block, atrioventricular block, and need for a pacemaker, are...
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