TCTMD

TAVI at TCT: Enthusiasm Tempered by Poor Transapical Outcomes

Continued enthusiasm for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with the Edwards’ Sapien device was tempered somewhat by poor outcomes observed in the group of patients for whom the procedure ...
TCTMD

PARTNER QoL data hint transapical TAVI falls short of aortic-valve surgery

San Francisco, CA --Quality-of-life (QoL) data from the PARTNER A trial should prompt a "rethink" of how many transcatheter aortic-valve implantations (TAVI) are performed via the transapical route, ...
Medgadget

JenaValve Company Receives CE Marking for Transapical TAVI System for Aortic Stenosis

JenaValve, a German developer of transcatheter-delivered aortic valve systems, has received CE marking for its transapical trans-aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system comprised of the Cathlete ...
Medscape

Transapical Valve Data: Climbing Survival Rates Speak to Improved Skill, Technology, and Patient Selection

October 2, 2008 (Lisbon, Portugal) — Surgeons testing the transapical delivery method for the Edwards Sapien transcatheter aortic valve say the latest results from pre- and postapproval studies in ...
EurekAlert!

Transapical aortic valve implantation

Transapical access is based on decades of clinical experience with de-airing the heart, through the tip (apex) of the left ventricle, during routine cardiac surgical interventions. Insertion of a ...
Healio

Transapical, transfemoral TAVR feasible for patients with aortic stenosis, chronic liver disease

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with aortic stenosis and concomitant mild-to-moderate chronic liver disease, transapical and ...
Nature

First-in-man study of a self-expanding anatomically oriented transapical aortic valve

The Engager ™ Aortic Valve Bioprosthesis (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) is a new self-expanding valve prosthesis designed to be adaptable to the host's anatomy. A study conducted in three German ...
News Medical

TAVI matches SAVR for early and midterm mortality

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has similar early and midterm mortality to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with aortic stenosis, including those at low to ...
Healio

Transapical implantation of new TAVR system feasible for patients with aortic regurgitation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In high-risk patients with predominant aortic regurgitation, transapical implantation of a new self-expandable ...
Nature

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation—time for wider use?

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has evolved as a viable therapeutic option for high-risk, elderly patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis in select cardiac centers with experience of the ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...