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SOLACI CACI 2017 | Role of general anesthesia compare to conscious sedation during TAVR

Read articles on the main presentations of the first day of SOLACI-CACI 2017 Congress.  Check the presentation of Dr....

Dual Antiplatelet in TAVR: Is Single Better?

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. As TAVR is expanded to lower risk patients, complications become more relevant. As regards...

Lotus vs Sapien 3, different mechanisms with similar results

The new generation devices for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement have been optimized to improve valve position and...

How can we classify aortic stenosis in patients who underwent TAVR?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Aortic stenosis can present different hemodynamic patterns, such as low flow and low gradient with...

Increasing operator experience improves TAVR outcomes

The introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) into clinical practice in the United States has been...

Lotus Valve performance related to pacemaker implantation in patients after TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Agustín Vecchia. Paravalvular leak was once considered the greatest disadvantage of TAVR when compared to conventional surgery. Nowadays,...

MitraClip: Should We Intervene Earlier?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Repairing the mitral valve with Mitraclip has become an alternative for high risk or inoperable symptomatic patients,...

Post-dilation in TAVI associated to more stroke and more paravalvular regurgitation

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Moderate/severe paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) after TAVR is present in 10%-14% of all cases, according to different...