The success of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is centred around the collaboration between cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists. A report from the German Quality Assurance ...

Coronary artery disease frequently accompanies severe aortic stenosis and is identified in up to half of patients referred for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).1 Yet the optimal ...

German researchers report success with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis-a special form of aortic stenosis that is difficult to ...

TAVI is a safe alternative to redo cardiac surgery for failing bioprosthetic valves, according to new research. The findings suggest that transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a treatment ...

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 ...

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PRO-TAVI trial shows net clinical benefit compared with PCI before valve replacement ...

ROUEN, FRANCE — Congestive heart failure (CHF) brought one in four patients back to the hospital within a year of transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis, a new study ...

Aortic stenosis occurs when the opening of the heart’s aortic valve becomes narrowed, restricting the blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body. Aortic stenosis (AS) is a progressive heart ...

Use of bioprosthetic heart valves has dramatically increased (from 18% in 1991 to 59% in 2003), mainly in older patients with comorbidities. This is due to the increased risk of bleeding complications ...

A new French study shows that transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) outcomes may represent a paradox in the cardiovascular disease gender gap, with increased rates of survival among females.

The aortic valve is normally tricuspid or trileaflet. When two of the cusps are fused together, the valve becomes functionally “bicuspid.” Most commonly, the right and left coronary cusps are fused ...