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EuroPCR 2018 | NOTION: Good TAVR Durability Compared with Surgically-Implanted Valve in Low-Risk Patients

Several studies are defining the role of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with low surgical...

Is TAVR Durable Beyond 5 Years?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The benefits derived from transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are clear and self-evident, and...

Baseline Pulmonary Hypertension Should Not Preclude TAVR

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) should not...

Liver Failure as a Challenge for TAVR

Although surgical risk scores do not include liver failure (LF), patients who suffer from it and undergo...

TAVR with Prior MRS: A New Challenge

The benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for high-risk, prohibitive-risk (class I) or intermediate-risk (class IIa) patients have...

Bicuspid Valves Do Not Increase Mortality in TAVR

The frequency of bicuspid aortic valves (BcAV) are around 1%, but in 60+ patients it is associated...

We Should Consider Mitral Stenosis Before TAVR

The association between aortic stenosis and some degree of mitral stenosis (MS) is around 10% (depending on...

Morbidity and Mortality During Authorization Wait-Times for TAVR

For this Canada-based study, the increased number of patients who required a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...