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Pre-TAVI Mitral Regurgitation Is Associated with Higher Mortality

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava.   This study sought to analyze the clinical impact and the level of improvement of...

Sex Specific Outcomes: Women after TAVI

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The benefits of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have been widely shown, but there...

Low BMI Is a Predictor of Death for TAVI

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava.     Body mass index (BMI) has always played an important role in heart surgery....

A New Score to Predict Post TAVI Mortality

  Few studies have evaluated the impact of new comorbidities, fragility and disability indices on transcatheter aortic valve...

SAPIEN 3 for TAVR: Lower One-Year Mortality

Original Title: One-year clinical outcomes with SAPIEN 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement in high risk and inoperable...

Post TAVR AVB: Is Telemetry Monitoring Necessary?

Original Title: The Electrocardiogram after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Determines the Risk for Post-Procedural High-Degree AV Block...

Aortic Angulation: Impact on the Success of TAVR

Original Title: Aortic Angulation Attenuates Procedural Success Following Self-Expandable But Not Balloon-Expandable TAVR. Reference: Abramowitz Y  et al....

Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Effective to Reduce Risk of Stroke?

Original Title: Effectiveness of Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Procedures to Reduce the Risk of Stroke: A Systematic...