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Unilateral Vascular Access in TAVR: Our Main Procedure, Increasingly Minimalist

There has been a significant decline in vascular complications in the last few years due to improvements...

Net Benefit of Left Atrial Appendage Closure vs. Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

This analysis shows that the long-term clinical benefit of left atrial appendage closure with Watchman is superior...

Pre-TAVR Revascularization: Angiographic or Physiological?

In patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), fractional flow reserve (FFR) guided revascularization is associated with...

AHA 2019 | Sapien vs Evolut: A Head-to-Head Study Seems Mandatory

Two French registries have carried out a propensity matched comparison which suggest differences between balloon-expandable valves (BEV)...

Lower Mismatch Rate with the New Self-Expandable Valves

Prosthesis mismatch (PPM) was introduced by Rahimtoola in 1978 and happens when the effective orifice area of...

AHA 2019 | GALILEO: Rivaroxaban After TAVI, Another Nice Theory that Clashes with Reality

In patients without formal indication for oral anticoagulation after successful transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a treatment...

AHA 2019 | RECOVERY: Early Surgery in Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis

This small randomized study heated the debate about when to intervene aortic stenosis (AS). Putting off surgical...

AHA 2019 | GALILEO-4D: Rivaroxaban in the Prevention of Post TAVR Valve Thickening and Thrombosis

This sub study of the GALILEO specifically looked at valve thickening and reduced leaflet motion after TAVR...