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J-Valve for Chronic AR: 30-Day Outcomes of Transfemoral Valve J-Valve in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation

Chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) poses a significant challenge as far as transcatheter alternatives go due to the...

COMPARE TAVI: One-Year Results of a Randomized Study Comapring Two Balloon-Expandable Valves

The COMPARE TAVI organization conducted direct comparison of new transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) devices against contemporary...

Sievers Type 1 Bicuspid Valves: Which to Use?

One of the current challenges in TAVR is bicuspid aortic valves (BAV), because of their anatomical complexity,...

OPTION Trial: Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Atrial fibrillation ablation is a valid strategy. However, reoccurrence is frequent in these cases, often with asymptomatic...

TRI-SPA Study: Tricuspid Edge-to-Edge Treatment

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. Currently, surgery is the recommended...

Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation: Surgical vs. Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair

While highly prevalent, tricuspid regurgitation is a notably undertreated valvulopathy. Its progression has been associated with higher...

ACCESS-TAVI: Comparing Post TAVR Vascular Closure Devices

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a well-established option to treat elderly patients with severe symptomatic aortic...

Coronary Artery Disease in Aortic Stenosis: CABG + SAVR vs. TAVR + PCI: Data from Spanish Centers

Multiple randomized studies have shown comparable or superior efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) vs. coronary...