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Moderate Aortic Stenosis and Ventricular Dysfunction: Should Valve Replacement Come Sooner?

Ventricular dysfunction and moderate aortic stenosis are more frequent with advancing age and often coexist. Afterload reduction...

CENTERA: Results of the New Self-Expandable Valve

This new device offers the advantage of a lower frame height, which reduces the chance of coronary...

ARTE: Aspirin or Aspirin and Clopidogrel after TAVR?

Courtesy of SBHCI. This study presented at Euro PCR and simultaneously published by JACC Cardiovascular Interventions poses a...

Bad prognosis for post-MitraClip mitral valve stenosis: how do we proceed?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava The EVEREST II trial showed the MitraClip had similar mortality rate to that...

REPRISE III: Lotus and CoreValve Compared in High-Risk or Inoperable Patients

The efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been well-established. However, its limitations include suboptimal deployment...

Further Evidence on Managing Dysfunctioning Bioprostheses with Balloon-Expandable Prostheses

Early experience with the valve-in-valve technique in the treatment of failed bioprosthetic surgical valves in transcatheter aortic...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis Still Challenging for TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava One of the present challenges of TAVR is bicuspid aortic valve stenosis (AS),...

Tricuspid valve repair with the MitraClip technique

Current surgical and medical treatment options for severe tricuspid regurgitation are extremely limited. However, this historically forgotten...