TAVR (TAVI)

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Great Debate: Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Is First Choice for Aortic Stenosis in Patients With a Life Expectancy Beyond 5 Years

July 16, 2026 | Vincent SierSilver Contributor

This special “Great Debate” article discusses whether surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) should remain the first choice for aortic stenosis in patients with a life expectancy beyond five years. The pro side emphasizes the scarcity...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 168: Humanoid Robots and AI in Surgery

August 6, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Aamir Amin, a cardiothoracic surgery resident at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK, about humanoid robots and artificial...

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THVGreece 2026 | Tricuspid Valve

August 6, 2026 | Evangelos Leontiadis…

This session features leading surgeons discussing the tricuspid valve at the Transcatheter Heart Valves Greece (THVGreece) 2026 conference. Moderators Vassilis Voudris, Director of the Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology Division, Onassis Cardiac Surgery...

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The Atrium: Aortic Valve Replacement

July 28, 2026 | Alice CopperwheatBronze Contributor…

In this episode of The Atrium, host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaks with Dr. Filip Casselman, Staff Surgeon and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Center at OLV Clinic (AZORG), Aalst, Belgium, about...

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ISMICS 2026 | How to Do It Movie Session, Part 2

July 27, 2026 | Tomas Holubec…

This video completes a day of excellent presentations by leading surgeons exploring advanced minimally invasive techniques including congenital ventricular septal defect (VSD) surgery, endoscopic transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) explantation,...

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ACC to Offer Transcatheter Valve Certification to Help Hospitals Implement Best Practices, Identify Quality Improvement Opportunities

March 14, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

On Wednesday March 13, the ACC Quality Summit announced in New Orleans that beginning in mid-2019, hospitals performing transcatheter valve repair and replacement will be able to apply for the...

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In Global News: Overlapping Surgery and CABG, Lung Cancer Screening at the Supermarket, and Reporting Device-Related Injuries

March 8, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest The American Heart Association has released a scientific statement summarizing emerging knowledge about sensitization after heart transplant. The National Health Service England in the UK...

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Prognostic Implications of Psoas Muscle Area in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

February 27, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Kofler and colleagues evaluated prospectively-measured psoas muscle area in more than 1,000 patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement at two centers. Indexed psoas area was independently associated with 30-day...

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Evaluation of Changes in Functional Status in the Year After Aortic Valve Replacement

February 6, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

In this prospective single-institution study, functional status trajectory one year after intervention was compared for transcatheter (TAVR) versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). A moderate/large decline compared to preintervention status...

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FDA Approves Edwards’ Sapien 3 Ultra TAVR System

January 4, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Edwards Lifesciences announced that the SAPIEN 3 Ultra system has received US Food and Drug Administration approval for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis patients who are...

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Prosthesis–Patient Mismatch in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

December 18, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors, using the STS/ACC TVT Registry, analyzed the the occurrence of patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) in 62,215 patients enrolled between 2014 and 2017. They found that severe and moderate PPM...

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Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis at Intermediate Risk: Results From the PARTNER 2 Trial

December 18, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

This study analyzed the cost-effectiveness of TAVR versus SAVR in 3110 intermediate-risk aortic stenosis patients from the PARTNER-2 trial. Using a Markov model, the authors found that TAVR is economically...

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In Global News: Remote PCI, Virtual Reality CME, and a TAVR Valve Made in India

December 14, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Truly remote percutaneous coronary intervention was performed in five human patients at Apex Heart Institute in Ahmedabad, India. Virtual reality comes to continuing medical education,...

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