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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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Which Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Patients Benefit from Valve Replacement?

A mean gradient ≥40 mmHg, an aortic valve area ≤1 cm², or a combination of both, during dobutamine stress...
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Reverse Myocardial Remodeling Following Valve Replacement

After aortic valve replacement, focal fibrosis does not resolve, but diffuse fibrosis and cell hypertrophy regress. As...
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NOTION: 5-Year Outcomes of TAVR vs. Surgery in Low-Risk Patients are Promising

At 5 years, there were no differences in all-cause death, stroke, acute myocardial infarction, or all of these...
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