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Moderate Aortic Stenosis and Ventricular Dysfunction: Should Valve Replacement Come Sooner?

Ventricular dysfunction and moderate aortic stenosis are more frequent with advancing age and often coexist. Afterload reduction...

CENTERA: Results of the New Self-Expandable Valve

This new device offers the advantage of a lower frame height, which reduces the chance of coronary...

ARTE: Aspirin or Aspirin and Clopidogrel after TAVR?

Courtesy of SBHCI. This study presented at Euro PCR and simultaneously published by JACC Cardiovascular Interventions poses a...

REPRISE III: Lotus and CoreValve Compared in High-Risk or Inoperable Patients

The efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been well-established. However, its limitations include suboptimal deployment...

Further Evidence on Managing Dysfunctioning Bioprostheses with Balloon-Expandable Prostheses

Early experience with the valve-in-valve technique in the treatment of failed bioprosthetic surgical valves in transcatheter aortic...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis Still Challenging for TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava One of the present challenges of TAVR is bicuspid aortic valve stenosis (AS),...

Post TAVR thrombosis, is it more common than we know?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava Few post TAVR scenarios remain to be analyzed. One of them is post...

Cardiovascular MR Perfusion Imaging: Good Initial Alternative in Stable Chronic Angina

In the initial management of patients with stable chronic angina, a non-invasive strategy with cardiovascular MR perfusion...