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Valvular Aortic Valve

Evolution of Leak in Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Atrial fibrillation is common in elderly people and is associated with a higher risk of ischemic stroke....

TAVR in Bicuspid Valves

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease affects 1%-2% of the population and manifests with severe aortic stenosis in...

Acute Myocardial Infarction After TAVI: Retrospective Analysis of >200,000 Implants

Coronary artery disease is common among patients considered for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). With the expansion...

Reinterventions in TAVR with Self-Expanding Valves

TAVR treatment of severe aortic stenosis is becoming more and more common, showing comparable evolution, or even...

12-Month Evolution of Edge-to-Edge Repair with PASCAL

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most frequent valve disease. Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) has been shown...

SMART Trial: What is the Best Valve for Small Annuli?

Transcatheter aortic valve intervention (TAVI) has been shown beneficial over the years. However, a significant subgroup of...

ACC 2024 | SMART Trial: Self-Expanding or Balloon-Expandable TAVR in Patients with Small Aortic Annulus

Patients with severe aortic stenosis and a small aortic annulus face an increased risk of deteriorated valvular...

ACC 2024 | DEDICATE Trial: Transcatheter or Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis

In recent years, TAVR has been increasingly used; however, when it comes to younger, lower risk patients,...