The 8-year data may hold value for TAVI—the newest Sapien valve uses the same tissue—but many other variables differ.

Compared with usual care, a system of electronic provider notification more often enabled patients diagnosed with severe ...

“It’s a stent, basically, that’s crimped onto a balloon, put onto over a wire, in through the leg, up to the heart, through the aortic valve, and while the heart’s still beating, we can inflate this ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is valve replacement without open-heart surgery. It is also called catheter-based or percutaneous (through the skin) aortic valve replacement. While ...

DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...

The Edwards Sapien valve consists of a balloon-expandable stent of stainless steel surrounded ... For firm seating of the valve inside the native aortic annulus and to reduce the risk of ...

For over a decade, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has been at the forefront of aortic valve innovation, advancing ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has, without question, brought new and unprecedented excitement to the field of interventional cardiology. With the expanding evidence base, along with new ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the ...

Healthy valves open wide to let blood move freely through the heart and body. They then shut tightly until the next heartbeat. If you have aortic regurgitation, the flaps around your aortic ...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Market outlook through 2035, highlighting key trends, growth drivers, challenges, and future opportunities ...