Tag Archives: Definite Pacemaker

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Is Cusp Overlapping Projection the New Self-Expandable Valve Implantation Technique?

Is Cusp Overlapping Projection the New Self-Expandable Valve Implantation Technique?

In Europe and the US, aortic stenosis is the most frequent cause of valve intervention, both surgical and percutaneous, and, as we all know, TAVR has made great progress in this regard.  However, this technique has an Achilles heel when it comes to self-expandable valves: definite pacemaker implantation rate is 3 to 4 times higher

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Tricuspid valve: Is Percutaneous Intervention Feasible in Patients with Definite Pacemaker?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. As we know, with higher life expectancy comes a significant increase in the use of definite pacemakers, defibrillators and resynchronization devices. Along these lines, the presence of catheters is associated to tricuspid regurgitation, which over time might become severe, leading to cardiac regurgitation and potentially heart failure.  This group is

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