SAN FRANCISCO -- One anatomic feature, typically found in women, did not make patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) better suited for either transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or ...

Aortic annulus size influences valve hemodynamics and clinical outcomes after both transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), according to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women comprised 93% of patients with severe aortic stenosis and small aortic annuli. Results showed no ...

PARIS, France—A new model for foreseeing small annulus size at the point of referral to an aortic service could give heart teams a more succinct way to determine which cases merit CT and potentially ...

Transfemoral TAVI represents the most commonly employed access approach overall. However, the safety of this approach depends heavily on careful iliofemoral assessment. Important aspects of relevance ...

ATLANTA -- For transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) candidates with a small aortic annulus, the two leading platforms offered differing hemodynamic valve performances despite being similarly ...

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 ...

Ideally the transcatheter aortic prosthesis should restrain the native leaflets and relieve stenosis, without unnecessary impingement upon the aorta, left ventricle or outflow tract. [24] Issues ...