Routine Protamine Use Enhances Hemostasis and Reduces Complications After TAVI, ACE-PROTAVI Trial Finds Medha Baranwal22 Aug 2024 3:15 AMAustralia: Administering protamine routinely at the end of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or implantation (TAVI) results in faster and...
Severe Aortic Wall Thrombus Predicts Higher Risks in transfemoral TAVR: Study reveals Medha Baranwal31 July 2024 3:30 AMFrance: A recent study has shown a strong association between aortic wall thrombus (AWT) presence on preprocedural multidetector computed tomography...
Study: TAVR Patients with High CRP Levels at risk of Increased Infection Risks Medha Baranwal25 July 2024 4:15 AMSwitzerland: A recent study has found favorable long-term survival and reduced risk of valve dysfunction in patients undergoing TAVR with elevated...
TAVR Promising Option for Patients with History of Chest Wall Irradiation, study reveals Medha Baranwal17 Jun 2024 4:30 AMUSA: A recent propensity-matched analysis of five years of data from the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2020) has shed light on transcatheter aortic...
Guidewire during TAVR procedures appears to be efficacious and safe: Study Dr Riya Dave18 March 2024 4:30 PMIn a recent study, the SavvyWire, a 0.035-inch pre-shaped guidewire with unique pacing properties and a distal pressure sensor, has demonstrated...
Almost 50% of patients under 60 years choose TAVR over SAVR with worse outcomes Dr. Prem Aggarwal29 Jan 2024 8:15 PMDespite national guidelines recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients under age 65 with severe aortic stenosis, many...
Statins flop in reducing risk of conduction disturbances and arrhythmias after TAVR Medha Baranwal1 Jan 2024 10:30 PMUSA: A small retrospective study published in Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine has shed light on the effect of antecedent statin use on...
New Embolic Protection Device promising in providing embolic protection during TAVR Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Dr Riya Dave9 Nov 2023 4:30 AMTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a life-saving procedure for patients with aortic valve disease, but it comes with certain risks,...
AF patients undergoing TAVR and Watchman procedures together have similar outcomes to using blood thinners after TAVR Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Oct 2023 6:45 PMFindings from a trial led by Cleveland Clinic show that patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...
Excellent long-term survival in real-world patients undergoing SAVR, confirms Study Medha Baranwal23 Oct 2023 5:15 AMUSA: Results from a national study confirm excellent long-term survival following surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), at 92.9% at five years...
Cardiac MR guided TAVR effective option to CT-guided TAVR Aditi29 Sept 2023 5:30 AMThough Computed tomography (CT) is recommended for guiding TAVR, it is associated with limitations. CMR is a promising alternative, and studies are...
Redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement effective and safe Isra Zaman2 Sept 2023 3:45 AMCedars-Sinai investigators have now shown that redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement or TAVR procedures are both safe and effective when...
