Original title:&nbsp;Balloon aortic valvuloplasty in the era of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Acute and long-term outcomes.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;H&eacute;l&egrave;ne Eltchaninoff et al. Am Heart J 2014;167:235-40. Late 80s &nbsp;initial enthusiasm in aortic valvuloplasty was quickly tempered with the publication of several studies showing a high rate of complications, poor durability and little or no impact on survival. Since<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2014/02/05/results-of-aortic-valvuloplasty-in-the-era-of-tavi/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Original title:&nbsp;Emergent cardiac surgery during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): insight from Edwards SAPIENS Aortic Biopr&oacute;tesis European Outcome (SOURCE) registry&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Holger Eggebrecht, et; al. Eurointervention 2013; 9online publish-ahead of print november 2013 Percutaneous aortic valve implantation has grown significantly since its inception, to be a safe procedure. The need for emergency cardiac surgery is rare, its<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/12/04/tavi-emergency-surgery-is-rare/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Original title:&nbsp;Post-Procedural Hypertension Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Incidence and Clinical Significance.&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Gidon Y. Perlman et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013. Article in press. Pre-procedural hypertension (HTN) is a risk factor and a predictor of increased mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR). The disappearance of the pressure gradient across the aortic valve following<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/05/02/post-tavi-hypertension-is-a-predictor-of-better-evolution/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Original title:&nbsp;5 Years Experience With Trancatheter Tranaspical Mitral Valve &ndash;in Valve Implantation for Bioprosthetic Valve Dysfunction&nbsp;Reference:&nbsp;Anson Cheung et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;61:1759&ndash;66. Percutaneous valves development, first aortic and now mitral, has brought an opportunity to improve life quality and extend life for high risk non-surgical patients. 23 patients received transapical implantation in mitral<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2013/04/29/valve-in-valve-implantation-is-possible/" title="Read more" >...</a>