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TCT 2023 | SWISS-APERO: One-Year Events After Left Atrial Appendage Closure with Amulet or Watchman FLX Device

It has been observed that the persistence of an opening in the left atrial appendage after percutaneous...

TCT 2023 | The WATCH-TAVR Study

In the TVT registry, around 40% of the patients eligible for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had...

FLAME Study: FlowTriever Device in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

High-risk pulmonary embolism (HR-PE) is characterized by hemodynamic instability and marked deformation of the right ventricular (RV)...

OBSERVANT II: Post TAVR 30-Day and 6-Month Stroke Predictors

Despite stroke rate has declined since the early days of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), it remains...

Cause of Cardiac Death after TAVR at Present

Cardiac failure (CF) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) stand out as two of the main causes of...

Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Thrombophilia Patients

The transcatheter treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been shown to reduce thromboembolic events in patients...

TAVR in Asymptomatic or Minimally Symptomatic Patients: 30-Day Results

Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is recommended for symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS), while close monitoring is the advised...

MITRAL Trial, Results at 5 Years

Repeat mitral valve repair has been associated with increased mortality. Transcatheter mitral valve repair has surged as...