Abbott gets USFDA nod for next-generation TAVI system Navitor to treat Aortic Stenosis Ruchika Sharma18 Jan 2023 3:30 PM ISTNavitor features a unique fabric cuff (NaviSeal) to reduce or eliminate the backflow of blood around the valve frame known as paravalvular leak (PVL).
Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy-assisted TMVR promising for patients with severe mitral annular calcification Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Jan 2023 10:00 AM ISTAlthough transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) treatment and technology has evolved In recent years but procedure-related morbidity is a...
Valve-in-valve TAVR tied to better short-term survival compared to redo surgery for failed surgical aortic bioprostheses: JAHA Medha Baranwal25 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: Valve-in-valve TAVR yields better short-term mortality compared to redo surgical aortic valve replacement (rAVR), according to results from a...
Does cerebral embolic protection prevent stroke in patients undergoing TAVR? PROTECTED TAVR provides answer Medha Baranwal10 Oct 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The use of cerebral embolic protection (CEP) among patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transfemoral TAVR did not reduce the risk of...
Lp(a) as a causal risk factor for cardiovascular outcomes -- ESA consensus statement strengthens evidence Medha Baranwal2 Oct 2022 10:45 PM ISTEurope: The European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) has released a recent consensus statement on lipoprotein(a) in atherosclerotic cardiovascular...
Severe aortic stenosis can be readily detected by AI algorithm-assisted reading of echocardiograms Medha Baranwal25 Sept 2022 10:00 PM ISTAustralia: An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm employed in the reading of routine echocardiograms can detect patients with aortic stenosis (AS)...
TAVR affordable and effective strategy for aortic stenosis treatment compared to SAVR Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Sept 2022 9:00 AM ISTTreatment of aortic stenosis (AS) has been revolutionized by minimally invasive, catheter-based transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). ...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis reduced 5 years mortality: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia29 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTOne-third of people with severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than 50% had improvement in their LVEF one month...
Early noncardiac surgery with in one month after successful TAVI tied to better outcomes: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel10 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTSwitzerland: Noncardiac surgery can be performed early following successful transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), though suboptimal device...
Warfarin use speeds up aortic stenosis progression, ups chances of AVR and death: JACC Medha Baranwal6 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Warfarin use accelerates the progression of aortic stenosis (AS) and increases the chances of aortic valve replacement (AVR) requirement, finds a...
Calcium supplementation with or without vitamin D tied to lower survival in aortic stenosis: Study Medical Dialogues Editorial Team19 May 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that in older individuals with mild-moderate aortic stenosis (AS), calcium...
Vitamin K2 and vitamin D supplements fail to slow aortic valve calcification in elderly Medha Baranwal29 April 2022 10:45 AM ISTDenmark: Menaquinone-7 (MK-7), also known as vitamin K2, plus vitamin D supplementation for 2 years did not influence progression of aortic valve...
