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Lotus Valve performance related to pacemaker implantation in patients after TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. Paravalvular leak was once considered the greatest disadvantage of TAVR when compared to conventional surgery. Nowadays,...

Transcatheter valve replacement in the bicuspid valve is increasingly performed, but challenges remain

As experience increases, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has expanded to different populations and anatomies. This study sought to...

Incidence, characteristics, and treatment of valve thrombosis after TAVR

Certain studies have carried out a tomographic follow-up of patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and described...

SENTINEL study: cerebral protection during TAVR

Neurological complications during and after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are probably the only event whose incidence...

In-hospital morbid-mortality rates for balloon aortic valvuloplasty are similar to those for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) was introduced by Dr. Cribier in 1986. However,...

Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis Won’t Improve with TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. It is known that patients with low gradient aortic stenosis show poor evolution...

[SURTAVI] Sub-study of neurological events: more evidence in favor of TAVR

Courtesy of SBHCI. The occurrence of a periprocedural neurological events is associated to an increased risk of death...

NOTION: TAVI with low risk at 4 year follow up

Courtesy of the SBHCI. There is little data about the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to...