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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...
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Structural heart disease

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...
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Structural heart disease

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...
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Pharmacology

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...
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Structural heart disease

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....
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Mitral valve

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...
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Structural heart disease

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...
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Other

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...
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