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Transcarotid TAVR Safety: Local or General Anesthesia?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. Early transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was characterized by high vascular complication rates...
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Embolic Protection Devices Reduce the Risk of New Lesions During TAVR

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of cerebral protection devices during...
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TAVI May Improve Cognitive Function in Patients with Prior Deterioration

This work studies cognitive evolution after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Previous smaller studies reported conflicting results...
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Cerebral Protection in TAVR: Studies Presented at London Valves

SENTINEL One of the new devices assessed at London Valves was Sentinel, which is made up of two...
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Percutaneous Device Closure of PVL: An Alternative to Surgery

Paravalvular Leak (PVL) occurs in 5 to 17% of patients undergoing surgical valve replacement. Percutaneous device closure...
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Late Mortality in TAVR Is Mainly Due to Non-Cardiac Causes

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the management of high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. However,...
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Structural heart disease

Stroke Predictors in TAVR: CoreValve vs. Sapien

A comprehensive analyzis of cerebrovascular events in major randomized controlled studies on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...
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Paravalvular Insufficiency After TAVR: A Better Predictor of Endocarditis

Data from this large international registry associate endocarditis after a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with high...
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