Rheumatoid arthritis tied to greater risk of developing aortic stenosis Aditi11 Aug 2023 9:00 AM ISTAn Original Investigation published on July 31, 2023, entitled "Aortic Stenosis Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis" has concluded that those with a history...
Rheumatoid Arthritis associated with Aortic Stenosis and related mortality: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia4 Aug 2023 10:00 AM ISTA recent study by Tate Johnson and colleagues linked data from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Higher AVC scores reflective of greater risk of severe aortic stenosis: JACC Medha Baranwal20 Jun 2023 11:15 AM ISTUSA: A recent study has found the risk of severe aortic stenosis (AS) to be exponentially higher with higher aortic valve calcification (AVC) scores,...
Pre-procedural serum albumin predicts length of hospital stay and death among TAVR patients Dr Monish Raut31 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTA 50% death rate for severe AS at two years after diagnosis exists in the absence of treatment. For many years, surgical aortic valve replacement was...
Contrast agent use improves aortic valve evaluation during echocardiography: Study Medha Baranwal9 March 2023 9:30 AM ISTUSA: A team of US researchers have recommended using a contrast agent to improve the Doppler profile to obtain a more accurate measurement of the...
SAVR or TAVI, which gives better outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis? Meta-analysis provides insights Medha Baranwal23 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has an early advantage concerning disabling stroke...
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)...
