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SENTINEL study: cerebral protection during TAVR

Neurological complications during and after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are probably the only event whose incidence...

Transseptal puncture for the treatment of structural heart disease: conventional needle or radiofrequency needle?

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. This study sought to find differences in the transseptal puncture technique between the...

In-hospital morbid-mortality rates for balloon aortic valvuloplasty are similar to those for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) was introduced by Dr. Cribier in 1986. However,...

Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis Won’t Improve with TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. It is known that patients with low gradient aortic stenosis show poor evolution...

Amplatzer and Figulla Devices Prove to Be Safe for Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. In patients with presumed paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) who...

Nearly half of interventional cardiologists may have pre-cataract lesions

This statement is based on eye exams conducted during the last SCAI meeting (Society for Cardiovascular Angiography...

[SURTAVI] Sub-study of neurological events: more evidence in favor of TAVR

Courtesy of SBHCI. The occurrence of a periprocedural neurological events is associated to an increased risk of death...

NOTION: TAVI with low risk at 4 year follow up

Courtesy of the SBHCI. There is little data about the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to...