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Myocardial Fibrosis in Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Matter of Sex?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Aortic valve calcification and its resulting stenosis leads to changes in left ventricle...

In Search of the Optimal Depth for Self-Expandable Valves

Despite the use of the different imaging approaches to calculating implantation depth, optimal depth is reached only...

Is V-in-V the Treatment of Choice in Cases of Failed Biological Prosthesis?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The treatment of choice for failed biological aortic prostheses has always been redo surgery...

Does Surgeon (Instead of Operator) Experience Affect TAVR?

There is a correlation between the volume of conventional surgical aortic valve replacement procedures and better outcomes...

TAVR Long-Term Durability: from the Cath Lab to Real Life

Nominally deployed transcatheter heart valves SAPIEN 3 has shown excellent durability in accelerated testing to an equivalent...

Cerebrovascular Events After TAVR May Be Especially Serious

Stroke events do not seem to be related to valve thrombosis or structural degeneration, but to a...

TAVR Reaches Low-Risk Patients with Bicuspid Valves

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) seems to be safe in low-risk patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis....

Promising Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Complex Patients

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The risk of repeat surgical mitral valve repair involves 6% to15% mortality at...