For over a decade, TAVR has been showing great benefits, but conduction abnormalities such as RBBB and prior A-V block, continue to be one of the biggest challenges, since in different series the need for definite pacemaker implantation (PPM) varies between 17 to 30% in the large, randomized studies of self-expanding valves. Even though we…
TAVR in Bicuspid Patients: Are Outcomes the Same in Men and Women?
Bicuspid aortic valve stenosis (BAV) has not yet been analyzed in large, randomized studies, and TAVR in this scenario has been assessed only by small fairly studies. However, the information available is quite promising. TAVR in women generally presents more complications than in men, but severe bicuspid aortic valve stenosis receiving TAVR has not been…
Balloon expandable vs Self-Expanding Valves: The Best Option for ViV-TAVR in Small Annuli
TAVR has consolidated as an increasingly valid alternative to treat failed surgical aortic valve bioprostheses. One of the major challenges it presents is patients with small annuli treated with a surgical bioprosthesis. There is little data available about this scenario. A few observational studies have shown what appears to be a hemodynamic advantage of…
Surgical Bioprosthesis Deterioration: Is the Valve-in-Valve Technique a Good Option?
The use of surgical bioprostheses has significantly increased, and while they last 15 years or more, in cases where they fail (usually due to stenosis), the decision-making process is challenging. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a good alternative for this situation, although information on the subject matter is still scarce. Currently, the only available…
Combination of Percutaneous Suture Devices after TAVR to Reduce Vascular Complications
Current use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has increased in intermediate-risk patients and has even been used in low-risk patients. Vascular access-related complications and bleeding are still frequent after transfemoral TAVR, being associated with poor short- and long-term outcomes. Using percutaneous closure devices has allowed operators to close the access site without surgery. The…
Non-Cardiac Surgery After TAVR Is Safe
There are increasingly more patients who have undergone transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and require a non-cardiac intervention, or patients with other diseases who need surgery and are diagnosed with aortic stenosis. In addition, on many occasions, surgery must be performed as soon as possible (as in cases of cancer) or is an emergency procedure.…
SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 | Neo commisural alignment and coronary overlap after TAVI, by Dr. Luis Nombela Franco
Read the most outstanding articles from the second day of the SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 Congress. In this case, consult the presentation by Dr. Luis Nombela Franco, entitled “Neo commisural alignment and coronary overlap after TAVI”
SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 | Reemplazo transcatéter de válvula pulmonar Experiencia con Melody y Harmony, by Dr. Alejandro Torres
Read the most outstanding articles from the second day of the SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 Congress. In this case, consult the presentation by Dr. Alejandro Torres, entitled “Reemplazo transcatéter de válvula pulmonar Experiencia con Melody y Harmony”
SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 | Rol de los Dispositivos Fenestrados en Hipertensión Arterial Pulmonar, by Dr. Daniel Springmuller
Read the most outstanding articles from the second day of the SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 Congress. In this case, consult the presentation by Dr. Daniel Springmuller, entitled “Rol de los Dispositivos Fenestrados en Hipertensión Arterial Pulmonar”
SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 | Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement, by Dr. Jorge Cervantes Salazar
Read the most outstanding articles from the second day of the SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 Congress. In this case, consult the presentation by Dr. Jorge Cervantes Salazar, entitled “Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement”
SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 | My Best case of Mitral Valve Edge to Edge repair, by Dr. Luis Nombela Franco
Read the most outstanding articles from the first day of the SOLACI-SOCIME 2022 Congress. In this case, consult the presentation by Dr. Luis Nombela Franco, entitled “My Best case of Mitral Valve Edge to Edge repair”