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Valvular Aortic valve

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...

Transcatheter Reduction or Surgery for Paravalvular Leak Repair?

Paravalvular leak is complication derived from incomplete sealing between the implanted prosthesis and the native annulus, which...

End of Discussion on the Impact of Pacemaker After TAVR?

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is often associated with conduction abnormalities, which usually end with permanent pacemaker...

It Is a Fact: Cerebral Protection in TAVR Has Proved to Reduce Stroke and Death

Cerebral ischemic events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have been identified as independent predictors of morbidity...

Conscious Sedation in TAVR: Is It Advisable?

The fundamental advantage offered by transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has always been the fact that it...

The need for dialysis after TAVR increases mortality

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Stage III or higher renal impairment is frequent before TAVR, and the need for...

Pacemaker Implantation After TAVI Raises Costs But Not the Incidence of Adverse Events

This new meta-analysis did not manage to prove whether permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...