Annular rupture is an umbrella term covering different procedural-related injuries that may
occur in the region of the aortic root and the left ventricular outflow tract during transcatheter …

Bioprosthetic valve use has increased significantly. Considering their limited durability, there
will remain an ongoing clinical need for repairing or replacing these prostheses in the future …

Valvular disease remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
worldwide. 1 Over the past decade, catheter-based interventions in valvular disease have …

Summary Background The Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) trial
showed that mortality at 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years is much the same with transcatheter …

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) develops a number of clinical policy documents
to provide members with guidance on clinical topics. Although clinical practice guidelines …

Background We compared transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR), using a self-
expanding transcatheter aortic-valve bioprosthesis, with surgical aortic-valve replacement in …

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the CoreValve
transcatheter heart valve (THV) for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis in patients at …

Objectives The authors sought to prospectively determine the safety and efficacy of next-day
discharge using the Vancouver 3M (Multidisciplinary, Multimodality, but Minimalist) Clinical …

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an option in certain high-risk
surgical patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. It is unknown whether TAVR can be …

Background: There are limited data on the incidence, clinical implications, and predisposing
factors of transcatheter heart valve (THV) thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve …