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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...

Aortic Valvuloplasty as a Bridge to TAVR: Are We Wasting Our Time?

Doing a balloon aortic valvuloplasty can be a good way to “buy” time before a transcatheter aortic...

Tricuspid valve: Is Percutaneous Intervention Feasible in Patients with Definite Pacemaker?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. As we know, with higher life expectancy comes a significant increase in the...

Technological Improvements in Valves Translate into Clinical Results

Three generations of self-expanding valves, three different prognoses for our patients. Design improvements and better materials in...

Predilation in TAVR: Definitive Data for Easier Decision-Making?

Direct implantation (without predilation) resulted non-inferior vs. the conventional strategy with prior balloon aortic valvuloplasty using the...

Virtual ACC 2020 | First Results of Evolut in Low-Risk Bicuspid Valves

The initial results of this study presented “virtually” at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2020 Scientific...

Virtual ACC 2020 | COAPT: Better Quality of Life Translates into Harder End-Points

After transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip, the COAPT patients saw improved quality of life, better survival...