Hottest developments in field of cardiology in 2020 in nutshell. Section 4- Structural Heart disease dr. Abhimanyu Uppal29 Dec 2020 7:52 AM ISTThe year 2020 earmarked the expanding realm of transcatheter interventions to address aortic, tricuspid, and mitral valvular lesions and provide...
Valve-in-valve TAVR: Uncrossable prosthetic valve negotiated by an ingenious approach. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal28 Dec 2020 6:30 PM ISTTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is now an established treatment modality for native aortic valve stenosis. Its implications in previous...
RBC transfusion after TAVR increases death risk: Circulation Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 10:47 AM ISTItaly: RBC transfusion after TAVR is associated with increased mortality and acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a recent study in the journal...
TAVR should not be witheld in patients of AS with cardiac amyloidosis: JACC Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 5:00 PM ISTAustria: TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) should not be withheld in AS-CA patients despite the worse clinical presentation, suggests a...
PCI prior to TAVR may not reduce mortality or re-hospitalization: ACTIVATION trial Medha Baranwal1 Dec 2020 5:45 PM ISTDelhi: Pre-procedure PCI versus no PCI in patients undergoing TAVR having significant coronary artery disease (CAD) did not result in better chances...
CT findings of right heart failure before TAVR predicts mortality, finds study Medha Baranwal16 Nov 2020 4:00 PM ISTUSA: Imaging features of right heart failure seen on CT performed before TAVR is associated with increased death risk within the first year after...
New bioprosthetic valve for TAVR non-inferior to existing valve: SCOPE II trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Oct 2020 10:29 PM ISTNEW YORK - In a randomized clinical trial, SCOPE II, a new self-expanding bioprosthetic valve used in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)...
Cerebral protection system reduces stroke risk in patients undergoing TAVR: JACC Medha Baranwal11 Oct 2020 9:15 PM ISTUSA: The use of the Sentinel cerebral protection system (CPS) in patients undergoing TAVR lowers the risk of in-hospital mortality and ischemic...
High dosage RAS blockade linked to improved survival after TAVR, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha2 Oct 2020 6:00 PM ISTAccording to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, researchers found that higher doses of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockade...
Conscious sedation better than general anesthesia for TAVR Medha Baranwal26 Jun 2020 9:32 PM ISTUSA: The use of conscious sedation (CS) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with improved outcomes...
TAVR a safe treatment for patients with bicuspid valve disease, finds study Hina Zahid1 Jun 2020 11:45 AM ISTIn patients at increased surgical risk, TAVR for bicuspid aortic valve stenosis indicates acceptable safety outcomes with low complications rates.
TAVR found as good as surgery for aortic stenosis in broad patient population Hina Zahid6 April 2020 9:30 AM ISTCompared to surgery,TAVR was associated with less complications, a shorter hospital stay, fewer days in intensive care, and better functional capacity...
