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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Where do we stand on the technology available for surgical repair of aortic coarctation ... most of these procedures are done with bare-metal stents and the success rate of eliminating the ...

A warning to stop using certain Novasight Hybrid diagnostic intravascular catheters was distributed by the FDA. Moderate- and ...

Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with procedure-related stroke. Cerebral embolic protection (CEP) devices may reduce embolization to the cerebral circulation and hence ...

“That’s the key.” By his side, Cardiologist Dr. Stan Watkins explained how it all happens. “It’s a stent, basically, that’s crimped onto a balloon, put onto over a wire, in through the leg, up to the ...

Data shows, versus surgery, the Evolut™ transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system delivers a numerically lower rate of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke at five years ...