While experience with transapical TAVR has grown in recent years, the lessons learned have failed to translate into improved quality of life (QoL) at 12 months compared with what was seen in the ...

VANCOUVER — Implanting another valve within a dysfunctional mitral prosthesis via a transapical approach has favorable midterm clinical outcomes, with more than 90% of patients alive after a median ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Morton Plant Hospital is the first hospital in the Tampa Bay area to perform Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) by the transapical approach. Transapical TAVR is the ...

Irvine, CA - More physicians in Europe and the US are getting the chance to try out the Sapien transcatheter aortic valve developed by the industry heavyweight, Edwards Lifesciences, and most are ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced the first patient implant of its 23 mm Portico™ Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stroke rates at 30 days after transcatheter aortic valve replacement were similar across a number of comparisons ...

Barcelona, Spain, 30 August: "Today, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represents an effective therapeutic alternative to conventional aortic valve replacement for patients who are at ...

PHOENIX -- Global experience with the novel Intrepid transapical transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) device through 2 years showed high risks of mortality and complications, raising concerns ...

Aortic stenosis is a common heart disease that results in a fixed obstruction of the left ventricle and presents with angina, syncope, congestive heart failure or sudden death. About 3% of the general ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — Among patients who underwent transcatheter valve-in-valve repair of a failed surgical mitral ...

"Today, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represents an effective therapeutic alternative to conventional aortic valve replacement for patients who are at high risk or with ...