Warfarin Tied to Benefit After SAVR Warfarin Tied to Benefit After SAVR
Treatment with warfarin early after bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement is associated with lower mortality and thromboembolism risk but increased major bleeding events.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - December 29, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Noninvasive Ultrasound Benefits Calcified Aortic Valves Noninvasive Ultrasound Benefits Calcified Aortic Valves
A recently developed technique reduces calcification by as much as 20% and could provide an alternative to valve replacement for some patients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - December 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Increase in CCTA exams expected to mirror TAVR growth trend
A steady increase in the volume of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams is occurring, especially at mid- to high-level community hospitals across the country. In fact, a review 3DR Labs conducted in August showed a 44% increase in CCTA cases over 12 months.The growth began shortly after the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association's (AHA) committee on clinical practice guidelines issued its Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain in October 2021. The guideline recommended CCTA as a first-line tool for both emergent and non-emergent evaluation of chest pain, and it worked to persuade ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 26, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Stephanie Hosbrook, Robert Falk, MD Tags: Subspecialties Cardiovascular Radiology Source Type: news
Use of anticoagulant drug after aortic valve replacement lowers mortality risk, Mayo Clinic study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who received the anticoagulant drug warfarin after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement had lower incidence of mortality and a decreased risk of blood clots, according to a retrospective study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The use of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement has increased significantly during the past decade. Among its advantages is that most patients can avoid warfarin for anticoagulation treatment. Even so, research has been conflicting on whether patients would benefit… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 7, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Excellent Outcome of Ross Procedure After Two Decades Excellent Outcome of Ross Procedure After Two Decades
Survival in patients who underwent the Ross procedure, a technically complex technique to replace the aortic valve, is 83% after 25 years, which matches that of the general population.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 10, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Five-Year Outcomes Similar With TAVR, Surgery in Low-Risk Patients
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 -- For patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis at low surgical risk, five-year outcomes are similar with transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) versus surgical aortic valve replacement, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Video: Valve-sparing aortic root replacement
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - October 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EP Study During TAVR Offers Better Prediction of Late Conduction Disturbances
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Better indicators of high-grade atrioventricular (AV) conduction system abnormalities following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) could be gleaned from an intraprocedural electrophysiologic (EP... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - October 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
TCT: TAVR, SAVR Comparable for Severe Aortic Stenosis, Small Aortic Annulus
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 -- For patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and small aortic annulus (SAA), valve hemodynamic results are comparable with use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR),... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Acupuncture Aids Outcomes After Heart Valve Surgery
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 -- Acupuncture after heart valve surgery is feasible and safe and has clinical benefit, according to a study recently published in JTCVS Open.
Kim L. Feingold, Ph.D., from Northwestern University Feinberg School of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Small Aortic Annuli Not Inherently More Amenable to TAVR
(MedPage Today) -- 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 surgery, the VIVA trial investigators... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Trilogy TAVR Safe, Effective in Aortic Regurgitation Trilogy TAVR Safe, Effective in Aortic Regurgitation
The Trilogy transcatheter aortic valve replacement system was safe and effective for high-risk surgical patients with aortic regurgitation, improving LV remodeling and function, in the ALIGN-AR trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
TAVR With LAAO Non-inferior to TAVR Plus Medical Therapy TAVR With LAAO Non-inferior to TAVR Plus Medical Therapy
Left atrial appendage occlusion in the same procedure with transcatheter aortic valve replacement proved non-inferior to TAVR plus medical therapy in AF and aortic stenosis, in the WATCH-TAVR study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - October 25, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Combining TAVR, LAA Closure in Same Procedure Safe, Trial Says
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) at the time of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) appeared as safe as TAVR alone, the WATCH-TAVR trial showed.
For patients with severe aortic stenosis and... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 25, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Low-Risk TAVR Converging or Diverging With Surgical Outcomes, Depending on the Valve
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- A handful of years later, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) still compared well against surgery in the PARTNER 3 and Evolut Low Risk trials.
PARTNER 3 appeared to show a convergence of the TAVR... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 24, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
