Post-procedure stroke rates stable in TAVR patients in United States
1. In this retrospective cohort study, the rate of 30-day post-procedure stroke after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remained stable ...
Tag: aortic stenosis
#VisualAbstract: Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Low-Risk Patients
1. This randomized control trial compared post-surgical outcomes between transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) with balloon-expandable valves or surgical valve replacement ...
The PARTNER 3 Trial: TAVR with balloon-expandable valves has favorable post-surgical outcomes among low-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis
1. This randomized control trial compared post-surgical outcomes between transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) with balloon-expandable valves or surgical valve replacement ...
Cerebral embolic protection devices not effective in surgical aortic valve repair
1. This randomized clinical trial showed that cerebral embolic protection devices did not significantly reduce the risk of CNS infarction ...
Mechanical aortic valve replacement linked with increased early mortality
1. When compared with bioprosthetic aortic valve replacements (AVR), mechanical AVRs were associated with increased mortality on the date of ...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement provides only minor benefit to quality of life
Image: PD/CDC/Aortic Stenosis 1. According to this systemic review, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with a decrease in ...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic stenosis
Image: PD 1. The PARTNER B trial found improved 1 and 2 year mortality with TAVR compared to medical treatment ...
Study hints at causal link between lipoprotein(a) and calcific aortic stenosis
Feb 7th - NEJM - Researchers found and replicated an association between a polymorphism in the LPA gene and aortic ...