The study addressed a critical question in cardiac surgery: how age and valve type influence outcomes for patients undergoing surgical AVR. It found that patients aged 60 and younger had lower all ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is valve replacement without open-heart surgery. It is also called catheter-based or percutaneous (through the skin) aortic valve replacement. While ...

In elderly patients, however, there is often a reluctance to recommend aortic valve replacement (AVR) due to the presence of comorbidities and the attendant surgical risk. In one study [19] only ...

As the disease progresses, symptoms of heart failure eventually occur. The definitive treatment is surgical aortic valve replacement; however, medical therapy can improve symptoms. The left ...

Transscatheter aortic valve replacement is a novel way to replace a diseased aortic valve without a median sternotomy. The first human TAVR was performed by Dr. Cribier in 2002. [33] There have ...

Memorial Health System’s Department of Cardiology marked a major milestone in heart-healthy care, celebrating its 100th ...