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Valvular Aortic valve

Latest Developments in Tricuspid Regurgitation

The natural history of tricuspid regurgitation is associated to hospitalization for cardiac failure and mortality. This is...

Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis: Is Invasive Assessment Viable?

There is an important group of patients presenting low flow, low-gradient severe aortic stenosis (defined as mean...

Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement after Prior Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Growing Population

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has evolved since it was first implemented, and it is now also...

BASILICA: a Complex Strategy, Yet Safe

Coronary artery obstruction (CAO) after TAVR is rare, but it entails extremely high mortality (50% or more),...

Sex-Related Differences in Clinical Outcomes after Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention

We are aware of sex related differences when it comes to comorbidities, physiopathology and disease evolution in...

Is There a Way to Reduce the Need for Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Self-Expanding Valves?

We are well aware of the benefits of TAVR in different scenarios, but the need for permanent...

Percutaneous Access Closure in TAVR: Are Devices Similar?

One of the challenges that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continues to face is percutaneous access closure...

Have Complications Related to Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Changed Since its Inception?

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty: Evolution over time and its complications Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has grown from its beginnings...