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Coronary revascularization before TAVI: prior PCI or conservative management?

The coexistence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI is common,...
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Structural Heart Disease

CRT 2026 | TAVI-CLOSE Trial: Dual Suture vs Suture + Plug for Vascular Closure After Transfemoral TAVI

The transfemoral approach is the predominant strategy for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Although vascular complications are...
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Structural Heart Disease

CRT 2026 | NAVITOR IDE: Hemodynamic Outcomes and 5-Year Durability of an Intra-Annular Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve

As TAVI expands into younger populations and patients with lower surgical risk, prosthesis durability has become a...
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Mitral valve

One-Year Results of ENCIRCLE: Percutaneous Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients Ineligible for Surgery or TEER

Symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients who are not candidates for surgery or transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER)...
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Structural heart disease

Can Coronary CT Angiography Replace Invasive Coronary Angiography in Pre-TAVI Coronary Assessment?

Coronary artery disease coexists in approximately half of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation, making coronary assessment...
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Structural heart disease

Valve-in-Valve in Small Surgical Aortic Bioprostheses: Balloon-Expandable or Self-Expanding? Three-Year Results from the LYTEN Trial

Dysfunction of small surgical aortic bioprostheses represents a challenging scenario for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the...
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Structural heart disease

Can TAVI Be Safely Performed in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve?

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) represents an anatomical challenge for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) due to the...
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Structural heart disease

Transcatheter Paravalvular Leak Closure: Mid-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Factors

Paravalvular leaks (PVL) are a frequent complication following surgical valve replacement, occurring in 5% to 18% of...
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