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Valvular Aortic valve

Minimalist TAVR to the Max

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly being performed under conscious sedation, which is associated with a...

Size Does Matter for Long Term ViV

The size of the original bioprosthetic valve impacts long term mortality, as does the type of bioprosthetic...

TAVR as Anti-Inflammatory? An effect few imagined

We never saw it coming, such a pleiotropic effect: who would have though a mechanical device could...

Considerations for Optimal Device Selection in TAVR

Many studies have tried to answer the question about whether there is a superior device in transcatheter...

TAVR After Endocarditis? Contraindication or Last Resort

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can be an alternative for aortic valves with endocarditis successfully treated with...

Outflow Tract Calcification and the Best Valve in This Context

Moderate or severe left ventricle outflow tract calcification increases the risk of annulus rupture, residual aortic regurgitation...

ESC 2020 | 2020 Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines: News on Diagnosis, Classification, and Care

New guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) were released at the 2020 European...

ESC 2020 | New Drug Improves Functional Capacity in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myosin inhibitor mavacamten plus optimal medical therapy improved hemodynamics, functional capacity, and...