Transscatheter aortic valve replacement is a novel way to replace ... iliofemoral system is narrowed and heavily calcified. The transapical approach, which is the next most commonly used approach ...

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: Coronary Sinus Annuloplasty ... current-generation devices are being resolved. Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation. For transapical transcatheter ...

Objective: To investigate the incidence of clinical problems related to a bicuspid valve (aortic stenosis and regurgitation) and the incidence of ascending aorta and aortic arch pathology in ...

compared with medical management in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are ineligible for conventional aortic valve replacement (SAVR) from the perspective of the UK National Health Service.

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

A beveled aortic hemiarch replacement is typically recommended for patients who have an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection that involves the ascending aorta and arch. This procedure may also be ...

Surgical aortic valvotomy. This is surgery to remove scar tissue from the aortic valve leaflets. This lets the leaflets open as they should. Aortic valve replacement. This is surgery to replace the ...

Background Cardiogenic shock (CS) induced by severe aortic stenosis (AS) is a life-threatening condition with high mortality.