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Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a frequent complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement
(TAVR) and is seen at a much higher rate after TAVR than after conventional surgical aortic …

Aims Peri-procedural transcatheter valve embolization and migration (TVEM) is a rare but
potentially devastating complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). We …

The first human transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in 2002, and several
subsequent single-center series, showed the feasibility of this new approach for the …

Paravalvular aortic regurgitation (PAR) negatively affects the prognosis after transcatheter
aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with dramatically increased morbidity and mortality in …

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is now well-established as the standard of
care for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are deemed inoperable, 1 and …

Objectives: This study investigated the determinants and outcomes of acute insertion of a
second transcatheter prosthetic valve (TV) within the first (TV-in-TV) or transcatheter valve …

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is approved for all patient risk profiles and is
an option for all patients irrespective of age. However, patients enrolled in the low-and …

Background—Transcatheter aortic valves can degenerate in a manner similar to surgical
bioprostheses. Methods and Results—Clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of patients …

Embodiments described herein address the need for improved catheter devices for delivery,
repositioning and/or percutaneous retrieval of the percutaneously implanted heart valves …