Study establishes new risk model for surgery after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Annual Meeting, investigators presented a late-breaking study focused on surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) following ...
TCTMD

New TAVI Explant Risk Model Reflects Growing Experience

NEW ORLEANS, LA—A risk model based on data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) ...
Healio

TAVR noninferior to surgery in real-world lower-risk patient population

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transcatheter aortic valve replacement was noninferior to surgery for death and stroke at 1 year in a real-world ...
Medscape

TAVR vs Surgery in Intermediate-Risk Patients: Clues From OBSERVANT

WASHINGTON, DC — New European registry data on transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) in patients at lower surgical risk than those studied in the pivotal randomized trials offers the ...
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TAVR remains noninferior to surgery for low-risk patients at 5 years

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At 5 years, there was no difference in death or disabling stroke between transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

Edwards’ request for broader TAVR Medicare coverage gets pushback

Several medical societies supported extending Medicare coverage for TAVR to patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis, but ...
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Study evaluates long-term outcomes of TAVR with SAPIEN 3 in intermediate-risk patients

Intermediate-risk patients who received transcatheter aortic valve replacement, known as TAVR, with the latest-generation valve fared better than patients receiving traditional surgical aortic valve ...
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Low-Risk TAVR Converging or Diverging With Surgical Outcomes, Depending on the Valve

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TAVR Medicare Coverage Debate Gets Messy

Edwards pushes CMS to expand Medicare TAVR coverage to asymptomatic patients, sparking controversy among physicians over ...
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Still and Cardiothoracic Surgery faculty publish findings on outcomes for high-risk patients following TAVR explantations

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the treatment of aortic valve stenosis. With proven safety and efficacy, TAVR has become a standard therapeutic alternative to surgical ...