Two new studies are emphasizing the importance of appropriately choosing between TAVI and surgical aortic valve replacement in patients who have symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, with both ...

The heart team at University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, was in the midst of implanting a transcatheter aortic valve in an elderly patient when things went abruptly wrong. “The pacemaker happened to ...

CHICAGO -- Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) lowered mortality and heart failure worsening in high-risk older adults getting transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), the DapaTAVI trial showed. In a ...

With careful selection, same-day hospital discharge was found to be feasible and safe in around one-fifth of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a study presented today at ...

With careful selection, same-day hospital discharge was found to be feasible and safe in around one-fifth of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a study presented at the ...

A new minimally invasive procedure replaces a damaged heart valve through a small neck incision, potentially allowing patients to recover faster than with traditional open-heart surgery.

The 94-year-old suffering from repeated heart failure was treated by Thane doctors at Jupiter Hospital with a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation ...

The 2 main indications for aortic valve replacement are aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation. Symptoms of both conditions typically include shortness of breath and chest pain on exertion. The ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) aims to provide a less invasive alternative to open cardiac surgery for treating aortic stenosis, avoiding the need for sternotomy and cardiopulmonary ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure that involves replacing the aortic valve in people with aortic stenosis. It has several benefits over open heart surgery ...