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TAVR in Patients with Pure vs. Mixed Aortic Stenosis: Benefits and Evolution

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been proven to reduce mortality and improve the...

Small Aortic Annulus: What Valve Should We choose?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava Surgical aortic valve replacement in a small annulus (<400 mm2) is associated with...

New Self-Expanding Valve Measures Up Against Sapien 3

Both balloon-expandable and self-expanding valves have been tested in randomized studies, with excellent outcomes. While both technologies...

Lung Disease and TAVR: Beneficial for a Reduced Group of Patients

Chronic Lung Disease often affects patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgery. In...

Here you will find the last news about TAVR

1) New Study Confirms TAVR Durability at 5 Years The ADVANCE study was designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness...

The SOURCE 3 Confirms the Good Outcomes of the SAPIEN 3 at One Year Followup

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was developed as a strategy to treat non-surgical aortic stenosis, and was later...

New Study Confirms TAVR Durability at 5 Years

The ADVANCE study was designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...

An Important Study Shows That Renal Function Must Be Cared for in TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The presence of renal dysfunction in the “real world” is over 25% in patients...