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TCT 2019 | COAPT Cost Effectiveness: Better Quality of Life and Survival Rate, but Worth It?

Courtesy of SBHCI. The COAPT showed transcatheter repair of the mitral valve using the MitraClip resulted in reduced...

TCT 2019 | COAPT at 3 Years: MitraClip Reached Functional Mitral Regurgitation Target

Courtesy of SBHCI. Prognosis of patients with cardiac failure who develop secondary mitral regurgitation due to dilation is...

TCT 2019 | PARTNER 2A at 5 Years: In Intermediate-Risk Patients, TAVR Is Still Head-to-Head with Surgery

Courtesy of the SBHCI. The 2-year results of the PARTNER 2A trial showed that transcatheter aortic valve implantation has...

TCT 2019 | Mitral Valve-in-Valve: 1-Year Results for Sapien 3 in Mitral Valve Replacement for Degenerated Bioprostheses

Courtesy of SBHCI. The aim of this work was to assess the contemporary outcomes of mitral valve-in-valve using...

TCT 2019 | STS/ACC TVT Registry: Relationship Between MitraClip Operator Experience and Events

Courtesy of SBHCI. Mitral valve repair with a MitraClip device is a complex procedure that requires that operators...

TCT 2019 | PORTICO: This vs. Any Other Valve Available in the Market

Courtesy of SBHCI. This work, presented at the TCT 2019 Scientific Sessions, showed the 30-day safety and 1-year...

TCT 2019 | SCOPE I: Self-Expanding Valve Acurate Neo Head to Head with Sapien 3

Courtesy of SBHCI. This work, which was presented during the TCT 2019 Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published in...

Very Encouraging Results for TAVR in Low-Risk Patients

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. About 12% of patients >75 years old have aortic stenosis. In 3%-4% of them, such...