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EuroPCR 2023 | TAVR in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) stenosis is the most common congenital valve disease, affecting up to 2% of...

EuroPCR 2023 |Chimney Stenting vs BASILICA for the Prevention of Coronary Obstruction during TAVR

Coronary obstruction is a complication from TAVR that can cause death (up to 50% mortality), even though...

EuroPCR 2023 |TAVR in Cardiogenic Shock

Patients presenting aortic stenosis with cardiogenic shock are at extreme risk, with 70% mortality until the aortic...

EuroPCR 2023 | Events after Redo TAVR in Balloon-Expandable Valves

With the treatment of aortic valve disease in younger patients, a significant number of them will need...

Latest Developments in Tricuspid Regurgitation

The natural history of tricuspid regurgitation is associated to hospitalization for cardiac failure and mortality. This is...

Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Is Invasive Assessment Viable?

There is an important group of patients presenting low flow, low-gradient severe aortic stenosis (defined as mean...

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),...