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Valvular Aortic Valve

Should We Finalize TAVR with Atrial Pacing in Some Patients?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are undoubtedly clear, but implantation is...

Malignancies and Aortic Stenosis: Is TAVR Warranted?

This meta-analysis tells us that patients with active malignancies and severe aortic stenosis have a good evolution...

Webinar SOLACI – 27/05 – Up-To-Date-TAVR: Evidence, Durability and Challenging Anatomies

We are interested in your opinion. Please, leave your comments, thoughts, questions, etc., below. They will be...

Aligning Prosthetic Valves to Native Commissures: The Secret to Coronary Artery Obstruction?

Preventing coronary artery obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continues to be a challenge. There are...

Myocardial Fibrosis in Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Matter of Sex?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Aortic valve calcification and its resulting stenosis leads to changes in left ventricle...

In Search of the Optimal Depth for Self-Expandable Valves

Despite the use of the different imaging approaches to calculating implantation depth, optimal depth is reached only...

Is V-in-V the Treatment of Choice in Cases of Failed Biological Prosthesis?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The treatment of choice for failed biological aortic prostheses has always been redo surgery...

Does Surgeon (Instead of Operator) Experience Affect TAVR?

There is a correlation between the volume of conventional surgical aortic valve replacement procedures and better outcomes...