TCTMD

SAVR Bests TAVI in Patients With Highly Calcific Aortic Valves

The results underscore the need to perform CT imaging when deciding between procedures in patients with aortic stenosis.
Healio

Bicuspid Aortic Valves Present Challenges for TAVR

Most clinical research for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis has been performed in patients with tricuspid aortic valves. However, many patients who ...
Healio

TAVR in failing transcatheter valves feasibility dependent on aortic root anatomy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in failing transcatheter valves may not be feasible in ...
MassDevice

Medtronic inks AI-based TAVR partnership with DASI Simulations

The companies agreed to enhance access to technology from DASI, a leader in AI-driven predictive modeling and digital twin ...
Medscape

Recognition and Management of Complications During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

In our center, most transarterial TAVI procedures are performed under local anesthetic, sedation and fluoroscopic rather than echocardiographic guidance. The heart valve team consists of two ...
TCTMD

Similar Mortality, Higher Early Stroke Risks in TAVR for Bicuspid Aortic Stenosis

Patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic stenosis at high or intermediate risk for surgery undergoing TAVR with the latest-generation Sapien 3 (Edwards Lifesciences) valve have similar rates of all ...
Nature

Valvular heart disease

Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying valvular heart diseases, together with technological innovations and accumulating clinical experience, have led to great improvements in the ...
News Medical

SMART study shows hemodynamic benefits of self-expanding valves in aortic stenosis patients

Additional analysis from the SMall Annuli Randomized To Evolut or SAPIEN (SMART) study demonstrated clinical non-inferiority of self-expanding valves (SEV) versus balloon-expandable valves (BEV) in ...
Business Wire

Direct Flow Medical® Receives CE Mark for Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve System That Virtually Eliminates Aortic Regurgitation

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Direct Flow Medical®, Inc., a transcatheter heart valve innovator focused on improving patient outcomes, announced that it has received CE Mark (Conformité ...
Business Wire

St. Jude Medical Gains CE Mark for 27mm & 29mm Portico TAVR Valves to Complete a Full Portfolio of Portico Sizing Options for Physicians Treating Patients with Aortic Stenosis

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced the European CE Mark approval for the 27mm and 29mm Portico™ Transcatheter Aortic ...
Nature

Valvular heart disease

Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying valvular heart diseases, together with technological innovations and accumulating clinical experience, have led to great improvements in the ...