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Infective Endocarditis After TAVI

Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is one of the most feared complications due to...

Venous Pulmonary Waveforms in MitraClip Have Prognostic Value

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The MitraClip has been shown to benefit a certain group of patients and...

Prosthesis Mismatch in Supra and Intra Annular valves

The self-expandable valve was associated to lower prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) compared against the balloon expandable valve regardless annular...

1000 MitraClips: Results from the World’s Most Experienced Site

In September 2008, interventional physicians at the Heart and Vascular Centre Hamburg conducted the first MitraClip implantation...

Incidence and Prognosis of Heart Valve Embolization

The incidence of peri-procedural transcatheter heart valve embolization and migration (TVEM) is as low as 1%. However,...

Trying to Reduce Post TAVR Kidney Injury

Acute kidney injury is a common complication after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and is associated to...

More Evidence on Tricuspid Valve Repair

While still lacking large-scale randomized trials, evidence is slowly building for transcatheter tricuspid valve repair. This work,...

TAVR Offers Better Quality of Life to Low Risk Patients

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. As we all know, TAVR is gaining ground fast in the lower risk...