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Valvular Aortic valve

A Simple Electrocardiography to Predict Mortality in TAVR

Conduction abnormalities, such as new left bundle branch block, atrioventricular block, and need for a pacemaker, are...

New Light on the ‘Forsaken Valve’

Tricuspid regurgitation is frequent and mostly secondary to right ventricle and tricuspid annulus dilation. Tricuspid regurgitation has been...

Post TAVR Dialysis: a Severe Complication Less and Less Frequent

The prevalence of pre-procedural kidney failure in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can be as high as...

Bleeding and Mortality in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is much less invasive than surgical replacement. This is associated with a substantial...

How to standardize frailty in aortic stenosis patients

Frailty is the patient’s diminished capacity to recover after pathological or iatrogenic processes. It has a fundamental...

Incomplete Revascularization Is Associated with Mortality in TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. TAVR has proven to be beneficial for inoperable and high-risk patients, as well as...

Valve Deterioration after TAVI Is Rare and Should Not Prevent Advancement to Younger Populations

Durability ─or better yet, lack of deterioration─ is still a matter of debate when considering transcatheter aortic...

SOLACI CACI 2017 | When is the optimal timing for PCI: before or during TAVI

Read articles on the main presentations of the third day of SOLACI-CACI 2017 Congress. See the presentation by Dr. Conrad...