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TCT 2020 | TAVR Appears to Be the Solution for All Dysfunctional Biological Valves

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) results durable at 5 years to treat failed surgical bioprosthetic valves and...

TCT 2020 | Surprising Differences in Stroke between SAPIEN 3 and Evolut R

One-year outcomes of the head to head trial between CoreValve Evolut R vs Sapien 3 showed a...

TCT 2020 | Efficacy of Cerebral Protection Device TriGUARD 3 During TAVR

Cerebral protection device TriGUARD 3, designed to cover all supra-aortic vessels during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), is...

TCT 2020 | Acurate Neo Does Not Meet Non-Inferiority vs. CoreValve Evolut

The self-expanding Acurate Neo (Boston Scientific) did not meet non-inferiority vs. the self-expanding CoreValve Evolut (Medtronic) in...

Death, Stroke, and Hospitalization while Waiting for TAVR

The consequences of deferring transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures because of the COVID 19 pandemic are...

Post TAVR ASA Monotherapy Consolidates

This meta-analysis to be published in J Am Cardiol supports the use of aspirin monotherapy (ASA) after...

Minimalist TAVR to the Max

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly being performed under conscious sedation, which is associated with a...

Size Does Matter for Long Term ViV

The size of the original bioprosthetic valve impacts long term mortality, as does the type of bioprosthetic...