Of the two heart valve surgeries Janice Smith has had at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, the second was much easier for her. "I had a good experience both times," the 86-year-old said. "It's just that ...
Indian-made Myval and Myval Octacor were put to the test against Sapien 3 in the noninferiority trial COMPARE TAVI-1. Noninferiority was demonstrated when counting deaths, strokes, moderate or severe ...
From 2015 to 2020, the number of patients opting for valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (ViV-TAVR) over redo surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) rose significantly, from 35.3% ...
CHICAGO, IL—Patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis who are watched until symptoms develop before undergoing TAVI are a greater risk of dying, being hospitalized for heart failure (HF), or ...
People with a small aortic annulus, a part of the heart's anatomy where the left ventricle meets the aorta, who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a supra-annular ...
You may not need surgery to repair an aortic valve. A nonsurgical catheter procedure with small incisions may be a better option in some cases. Share on Pinterest Getty Images When the aortic valve in ...