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Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement after Prior Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Growing Population

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has evolved since it was first implemented, and it is now also...

BASILICA: a Complex Strategy, Yet Safe

Coronary artery obstruction (CAO) after TAVR is rare, but it entails extremely high mortality (50% or more),...

Evolute Low Risk at 3 Years: Promising Outcomes

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has shown important benefits but one of its biggest challenges is showing its...

Sex-Related Differences in Clinical Outcomes after Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention

We are aware of sex related differences when it comes to comorbidities, physiopathology and disease evolution in...

Is There a Way to Reduce the Need for Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Self-Expanding Valves?

We are well aware of the benefits of TAVR in different scenarios, but the need for permanent...

High Implantation of Self-Expanding Valves in the Aortic Position or Cusp Overlapping: Should It Be the New “Gold Standard”?

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been proving its benefit in different scenarios for two decades now....

Clinical Impact of Coronary Artery Disease on Results After TAVR

Coronary artery disease (CAD) coexists with aortic stenosis in about half the patients who suffer the latter....

Percutaneous Access Closure in TAVR: Are Devices Similar?

One of the challenges that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continues to face is percutaneous access closure...