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Percutaneous Device Closure of PVL: An Alternative to Surgery

Paravalvular Leak (PVL) occurs in 5 to 17% of patients undergoing surgical valve replacement. Percutaneous device closure...

Late Mortality in TAVR Is Mainly Due to Non-Cardiac Causes

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the management of high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. However,...

Stroke Predictors in TAVR: CoreValve vs. Sapien

A comprehensive analyzis of cerebrovascular events in major randomized controlled studies on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...

Paravalvular Insufficiency After TAVR: A Better Predictor of Endocarditis

Data from this large international registry associate endocarditis after a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with high...

New TAVR Devices: Better Results in Bicuspids

Courtesy of del Dr. Carlos Fava.   The bicuspid aortic valve is highly anatomically challenging because of valve asymmetric...

SAPIEN 3: Low One-Year-Mortality in High Risk or Inoperable Patients

In the first PARTNER trial (Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves), mortality at one year was 24% for...

Bivalirudin or Heparin to Decrease Cerebral Embolization Post TAVI?

  Cerebral embolization is a relatively frequent complication during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The hypothesis behind this...

Pre-TAVI Mitral Regurgitation Is Associated with Higher Mortality

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava.   This study sought to analyze the clinical impact and the level of improvement of...