Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a safe and effective therapy for
patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). In recent trials, the hemodynamic performance and …

Visualizing the anatomy of the atrioventricular (AV) conduction axis substantiates that there
is remarkable inter-individual variation at the macro-and microscopic levels, and that the …

Background Previous trials have shown that among high-risk patients with aortic stenosis,
survival rates are similar with transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical …

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—The Nordic Aortic Valve Intervention (NOTION) trial was the first to randomize
all-comers with severe native aortic valve stenosis to either transcatheter aortic valve …

Background: There is a paucity of prospective and controlled data on the comparative
effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) versus surgical aortic valve …

Background—The effect of preoperative mitral regurgitation (MR) on clinical outcomes of
patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is controversial. This …

A few studies recently reported controversial results with transfemoral transcatheter aortic
valve replacement (TF-TAVR) versus transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TA …

Aims Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established treatment alternative to
surgical aortic valve replacement in high-risk and inoperable patients and outcomes among …

Background Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as an acceptable
treatment modality for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are deemed inoperable by …