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Low flow impact on outcomes following TAVI should be taken into account

Original title: Impact of Low Flow on the Outcome of High-Risk Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Reference: Florent Le...

Implanting a second valve and embolization are two complications that increase mortality

Original title: Determinats and Outcomes of Acute transcatheter Valve-in Valve Therapy or Embolization. Reference: Raj R Makkar, et al....

Percutaneous mitral valve treatment is a valid alternative in the long term

Original title: 4-Year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Repair Versus surgery for Mitral Regurgitation. Reference: Laura Mauri,...

What is the contrast media dosing that predicts acute kidney injury after TAVI?

Original title: Renal Function-Based Contrast Dosing Predicts Acute Kidney Following Trancatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Reference: Masanori Yamamoto, et al. J...

QRS after TAVI, The Best Predictor for safe transitory pacemaker removal

Original title: Patients Without Prolonged QRS After TAVI with CoreValve Device do not Experience High-Degree Atrio-Ventricular Block. Reference: Gauthier Mouillet...

Aortic Valvuloplasty in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation era 

Original title: Emerging indications, in-hospital and long-term outcome of balloon aortic valvuloplasty in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation...

Prosthetic endocarditis after TAVI, rare and difficult to diagnose

Original title: Prosthetic valve endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the incidence in a single-centre cohort and reflections...

Low Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis despite Preserved Ejection Fraction

Original title: Invasive Hemodynamic Characteristics of Low Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis Despite Preserved Ejection Fraction. Reference: Juliane Lauten et al....