In this retrospective review of 460 consecutive patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Edwards Sapiens XT or Sapiens 3 prosthesis, the authors analyse the incidence, clinical implications and predisposing factors related to trancatheter heart valve (THV) thrombosis.
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Aortic valve disease
September 6, 2016
August 29, 2016
This video depicts a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement via a right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy, using the Edwards Intuity rapid deployment aortic valve system, in a 75-year-old male patient with severe aortic stenosis.
August 25, 2016
Vinnie Bapat of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, discusses the development of a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement program at his institution.
August 24, 2016
This single-center retrospective study evaluated outcomes of ESRD patients undergoing valve surgery based on whether they received either a mechanical or tissue valve. The study spanned the years 2002-2014, and included 64 mechanical and 151 tissue valve replacements.
August 9, 2016
In this study the investigators aimed to study whether a cerebral protection device during TAVI reduced the number of cerebral lesions in patients undergoing TAVI.
July 28, 2016
Filmed at the 2016 STS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, a group of experts discuss the future of aortic stenosis treatment.
July 14, 2016
This article explores the controversial topic of TAVR versus surgical AVR in low-risk patients. The primary outcome was 3-year survival. The authors report 3-year survival for TAVR and surgical AVR as 72% and 83.4%, respective (p=0.0015). Although TAVR is an exciting technology, there should be caution in adopting it in lower risk patients.
June 28, 2016
This article investigates the effects of varying degrees of aortic regurgitation (AR) on survival after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). They retrospectively evaluated a cohort of 237 patients undergoing TAVR from 2006 to 2012 with echocardiogram performed within 30 days of the procedure. Using a Cox proportional multivariable regress
June 27, 2016
This video shows the repair of a regurgitant quadricuspid aortic valve associated with an aortic root aneurysm.
June 11, 2016
This manuscript reports on the 3-year follow up results of the CoreValve US Pivotal Trial in which patients with aortic stenosis at high risk for surgery were randomly assigned to self-expanding TAVR or SAVR in a 1:1 manner.