Permanent pacemaker rates were nearly 18% at 30 days but came down as sites gained experience with the new device.

Aortic valve repair and replacement continue to grab attention appropriate for the number of people affected, but the heart’s other three valves are finally gaining some respect as med-tech companies ...

In EARLY TAVR, intervention improved outcomes over waiting in patients with class II or no indications for AVR consideration.

Patients received a new treatment for heart valve disease, which did not require riskier open-heart surgery or travel to London. Five people from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Peterborough and ...

NEW YORK CITY -- The newer Navitor looked increasingly viable as a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system, ...

Frame design influences critical parameters such as radial strength, flexibility, fatigue resistance and conformability to ...

Objective To determine the early and long-term outcomes of conventional aortic root (ARR) and valve-sparing root replacement (VSRR) using a standard perioperative and operative approach. Methods We ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has emerged as a valuable alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis. ... The choice between these 2 strategies ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) is 1 of the most common heart valve diseases in developed countries, affecting 1 in 20 persons >65 years of age. 1 – 6 Once symptomatic, the prognosis of AS is extremely poor ...

Objective To evaluate the effect of age and aortic valve anatomy (tricuspid (TAV) vs bicuspid (BAV) aortic valve) on the relationship between the aortic valve calcification (AVC) and the haemodynamic ...

1 Introduction. Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) represents a significant and growing public health concern (Huang et al., 2023).Characterized by the abnormal accumulation of calcium deposits ...