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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...
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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...
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Mitral valve

We Should Consider Mitral Stenosis Before TAVR

The association between aortic stenosis and some degree of mitral stenosis (MS) is around 10% (depending on...
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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)...
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Do the Best Coronary Revascularization Prior TAVR

The presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with aortic stenosis is high, reaching 50% to70%...
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TAVR in Patients with Classical Low Flow, Low Gradient

Classical symptomatic low-flow, low-gradient (LFLG) severe aortic stenosis is associated with low survival rates at 3 years (<50%)....
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Diastolic Dysfunction Should Be Considered in TAVR

Aortic stenosis increases afterload creating hypertrophy as a compensation mechanism to maintain minute volume. This leads to...
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Delayed Coronary Obstruction After TAVR: A Complication We Had Not Considered

Delayed coronary obstruction (after TAVR, outside the cath lab) is a rare complication with high mortality rates,...
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