This study summarizes all available evidence on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for the treatment of native pure aortic regurgitation. Surgical replacement is the standard of care for pure aortic regurgitation. However, there are many reports of cases and small studies in which high-risk patients with pure aortic regurgitation were treated with TAVR. …
Bad prognosis in patients with aortic regurgitation post TAVI
Original Title: Aortic Regurgitation Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Impact of Preprocedural Left Ventricular Diastolic Filling Patterns on Late Clinical Outcomes. Reference: Amir Halkin, et al. Catheterization Cardiovascular Intervention 2016;87:1156-1163. Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Even though the mechanisms underlying post TAVI aortic regurgitation (ARpost) remain unclear, there is no question this complication is…