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EuroPCR 2026 | MELA Registry: Myval Showed Lower Aortic Regurgitation Rates in Patients With Large Aortic Annuli

This presentation, delivered by Dr. Salvatore Giordano at EuroPCR 2026, detailed the results of the MELA Registry,...

EuroPCR 2026 | LANDMARK Trial: Two-Year Results Showed Comparable Efficacy Between Myval and Contemporary TAVI Valves

The LANDMARK trial presentation, delivered by Prof. Patrick W. Serruys at EuroPCR 2026, detailed the two-year clinical...

TAVI in TAVI: Clinical and Hemodynamic Outcomes According to the Type of Prosthesis Used in TAVI-in-TAVI

With the expansion of TAVI to younger and lower surgical risk patients, bioprosthetic valve degeneration and the...

Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients Over 60 Years Old With Cryptogenic Stroke: A Safe and Effective Strategy?

Cryptogenic stroke accounts for up to one-third of all ischemic strokes and remains strongly associated with the...

Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Implantation Depth Could Determine Thrombosis Risk

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has undergone significant advances over the past two decades. This progress has...

Influence of cusp-overlap and three-cusp coplanar techniques on new-onset conduction disturbances after TAVI

New-onset conduction disturbances remain one of the most frequent complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), being...

Percutaneous closure of paravalvular leaks in high-risk patients: clinical outcomes and the impact of residual leak

Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a relatively frequent complication following valve replacement (overall incidence 5–18%; 2–10% in the...

SCAI 2026 | Can an atrial fixation device prevent complications of transcatheter mitral valve replacement? Analysis of the AltaValve system

Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) represents one of the most complex areas within structural interventions. Unlike TAVI,...