TAVR (TAVI)

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ISMICS 2026 | Updates on Complex Cardiac Surgical Interventions

August 20, 2026 | Danny Ramzy…

This cardiac session features leading surgeons providing updates on complex cardiac surgical interventions at the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting 2026. To begin, Danny Ramzy, Professor and Chief of Cardiac...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 177: Expert Consensus Document on LVRS for Emphysema

October 15, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with David Waller, Chair of the EACTS Emphysema Taskforce and Director of the EACTS Fundamentals Course in Thoracic Surgery, about...

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The Value of the Heart Team: Perspectives From Vincent Gaudiani and Chad Rammohan

October 2, 2026 | Vincent GaudianiGold ContributorBronze Commentor

In this discussion, CTSNet Senior Editor—Education Vincent Gaudiani, a Clinical Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA, and Chad Rammohan, an interventional and structural cardiologist...

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ECS Club | Can the Endoscope “Challenge” the Catheter?

September 26, 2026 | Joseph Zacharias

This talk features Joseph Zacharias, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at the Lancashire Cardiac Center in Blackpool, England, delivering a presentation on “Can the Endoscope ‘Challenge’ the Catheter?” at the Endoscopic...

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The TAVR Heart Team in 2026: Navigating the CMS Decision | A CTSNet Webinar

September 18, 2026 | Tom C. NguyenSilver Contributor…

CTSNet hosted a webinar on September 15, 2026, titled “The TAVR Heart Team in 2026: Navigating the CMS Decision,” featuring leading surgeons Tom B. Nguyen, Michael Mack, and Tsuyoshi Kaneko,...

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Major TAVI Studies Have ‘Methodological Issues,’ INTEGRITTY Group Contends

January 12, 2023 | Cameron LindGold Contributor

INTEGRITTY, a group dedicated the appraisal of evidence to support optimized patient management, published a paper highlighting concerns surrounding major TAVR versus SAVR studies. While their findings do not aim...

JANS Article

Comparing TAVI Devices: Much Overlap, Some Nuances to Guide Care

December 21, 2022 | Cameron LindGold Contributor

A comparative study between five types of transcatheter heart valves found that although adverse outcome rates are low among all devices, some differences do stand out. The authors found that...

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ESC 2022: Risk Score Predicts Mortality for AF Patients after TAVI

September 2, 2022 | Cameron LindGold Contributor

In the past, there has not been an accurate way to calculate mortality risk for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who have undergone a successful transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)...

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Foldax Announces Successful First Human Use of Tria Biopolymer Mitral Heart Valve

June 4, 2021 | Wei-Guo MaGold Contributor

On May 25, 2021, Dr. David Heimansohn successfully performed the first surgical implantation of biopolymer Tria™ heart valve in a patient with mitral valve disease at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital,...

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The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Propensity-Matched Studies

February 21, 2021 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, Thourani et al present the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in low- and intermediate-risk patients:...

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Training the Trainee in Structural Heart Disease: A Need for Change

February 21, 2021 | Jessica LucSilver Contributor

In this article, Kilcoyne et al discuss the current status of training cardiothoracic surgery trainees in structural heart disease and propose a new core curriculum for training surgeons in structural...

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Reoperation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database

June 11, 2020 | Emily FarkasSilver Contributor

As TAVR is used in progressively lower-risk cohorts, management of device failure will become increasingly important. This study reports the largest series of patients receiving a surgical reoperation after transcatheter...

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Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement

February 26, 2020 | Mark FergusonGold Contributor

Five year results of the PARTNER II trial demonstrated no difference in the risk of stroke or death comparing TAVR to surgical aortic valve replacement among intermediate surgical risk patients....

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