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TCT 2017 | MAVERIC: Results 6 Months After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

 Courtesy of the SBHCI. This seems to be the year for transcatheter mitral valve devices, and the ARTO...

MitraClip Procedure Can Be Performed without General Anesthesia

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Avoiding general anesthesia in intervention procedures has the benefits of faster recovery and...

The SOURCE 3 Confirms the Good Outcomes of the SAPIEN 3 at One Year Followup

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was developed as a strategy to treat non-surgical aortic stenosis, and was later...

New Study Confirms TAVR Durability at 5 Years

The ADVANCE study was designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...

An Important Study Shows That Renal Function Must Be Cared for in TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The presence of renal dysfunction in the “real world” is over 25% in patients...

REPRISE III: Need for Pacemaker and Paravalvular Leak with Lotus

A recent presentation at London Valves took a closer look at the REPRISE III trial as regards two...

Small Annulus: Should We Start Choosing the Valve?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. A small annulus in patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis is a real challenge, since it...

Tricuspid and Bicuspid Valves Present More Coincidences Than Expected

There is more and more positive evidence that new-generation transcatheter valves, originally designed to treat tricuspid aortic...