Woman Feels ‘Bubbling’ Pain in Her Chest During Workout. Doctors Shocked After She Survives Rare Aortic Tear
A “fit and healthy” woman, Marie Anne August, experienced a “ripping” and bubbling” feeling in her chest. The 45-year-old was ...
New transcatheter valve safe, effective for treating aortic regurgitation
Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a valve designed to treat aortic regurgitation had ...
Five-year outcomes similar for low-risk patients receiving transcatheter, surgical aortic valve replacement
Patients with severe aortic stenosis at low surgical risk who underwent supra-annular, self-expanding Evolut transcatheter ...
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JenaValve data backs TAVR system for treating aortic regurgitation
JenaValve today announced new results from an expanded cohort receiving its Trilogy transcatheter heart valve (THV) system.
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Health Watch: 10 years of TAVR; The life-changing heart procedure keeping Alaskans strong
A decade after bringing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) to Alaska, doctors at Providence Alaska Medical Center ...
Fitness Addict Given 24 Hours To Live After Feeling A Ripping In Chest; What Is Life-threatening Aortic Dissection?
A regular gym-goer felt a ripping in her chest post a workout session, which resulted in severe pain, and was thereafter ...
AHA/ASA Journals1d
Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients in the United States: A Report From the STS/ACC TVT Registry
BACKGROUND: Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of ...
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Lymphatic Endothelial Branched-Chain Amino Acid Catabolic Defects Undermine Cardiac Lymphatic Integrity and Drive HFpEF
BACKGROUND: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has become the most prevalent type of heart failure, but ...
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Dapagliflozin Works Well for High-Risk TAVI Patients With HF: DapaTAVI
CHICAGO, IL—High-risk older patients with a history of heart failure (HF) who are undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation have better outcomes when taking dapagliflozin, results from the ...
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Evolut Low Risk Trial: TAVI Holds Up to Surgery at 5 Years
with severe aortic stenosis and a risk of death from surgery of less than 3% based on a heart team evaluation. The mean STS score was 2.0% in the TAVI arm and 1.9% in the surgery group. Patients were ...