Percutaneous heart valves are a new and evolving technology with a vast potential to benefit many patients and to dramatically change the therapeutic paradigm for valvular heart disease. The ...

(May 10, 2007—ORLANDO, FL) -- Catheter techniques are expanding into new territory, successfully aiding in the replacement of narrowed, calcified aortic valves in patients too sick to withstand ...

The aortic valve in the heart is the valve that governs the flow of blood into a large blood vessel namely the aorta, which supplies blood to various organs of the body. It prevents the blood from ...

Three new studies evaluate a rapidly advancing field within interventional cardiology: percutaneous procedures to repair and replace defective heart valves. Percutaneous valve procedures, which are ...

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Occurrence and Classification of Cerebrovascular Events after Isolated Bioprosthetic Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Competing Risk Analysis of the CAREAVR Study Receive the the latest news, ...

Several advances have been made in interventional cardiology, particularly in the field of valvular heart disease. Among the procedures for which technologies are available, percutaneous replacement ...

A new study shows a 45% reduction in operative mortality in high risk patients requiring aortic valve replacement when Least Invasive Valve techniques are used compared to the conventional approach.

Surgical valve replacement is currently the only effective treatment for patients with aortic stenosis. Many patients are, however, unsuitable for surgery because of end-stage disease, older age and ...

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: TAVR or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, a percutaneous procedure, was successfully performed at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai. A 78-year old man who could not ...

One of the primary challenges of percutaneous valve delivery systems is achieving vascular access without excessive vascular complications. Most of the published experiences with these systems have ...

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement is becoming a reality and brings new hope for a number of patients who cannot currently be treated with traditional surgical techniques. Whereas surgical valve ...