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Aortic Stenosis and Cardiogenic Shock: Is TAVR an Option?

Cardiogenic shock (CS) in a setting of aortic stenosis is associated with high mortality rates. In consequence,...

A New Alternative for the Treatment of Heart Failure: Left Atrial to Coronary Sinus Shunt with the APTURE Device

ALT FLOW device for left atrial to coronary sinus shunting in symptomatic heart failure patients. In the treatment...

COAPT: Nutritional Condition Is an Important Factor in Edge-to-Edge Treatment

Heart failure is strongly associated with malnutrition or poor nutrition, which has been linked to increased mortality...

VASC-OBSERVANT II Substudy: Impact of Vascular Complications after TAVR

At present, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become increasingly common to treat severe symptomatic aortic stenosis,...

New Devices for Percutaneous Treatment of Native Aortic Regurgitation: Expanding Horizons

Severe aortic regurgitation (AR) may account for 20% to 30% of all surgical aortic valve replacements (SAVR)...

TAVI in Moderate Aortic Stenosis with Low Ejection Fraction

The presence of aortic stenosis, heart failure, and decreased ventricular function is associated with poor prognosis and...

TAVR: Does HALT Affect Follow-Up?

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in low-risk patients has been shown to be superior or noninferior in...

Mitral Valve Surgery after Edge-to-Edge Repair

In last few years, transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with MitraClip has been shown safe and effective, both...