The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to the TaviPilot AI software developed by Caranx Medical, according to company officials ...

RATES of permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) exceed 20% in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR). A new retrospective ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

Yang noted that SAVR and TAVR on their own just put valves in without any change in annular structure. Surgeons often turn ...

Background—Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an advancing mode of treatment for inoperable or high-risk patients with aortic stenosis. Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) after TAVI is ...

A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival ...

Patient-prosthesis mismatch after aortic valve replacement is associated with a high rate of events and increased mortality. The authors highlight the importance of identifying susceptible patients.

Cardiologists were wary of replacing valves partly because, until recent decades, that would have required open-heart surgery, a risk that hardly seemed worth taking for patients who were able to ...

TAVI vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR): A Comparative Analysis As with all medical procedures, both TAVI and SAVR have their own outcomes and risks. Read on to know all about it.

Infections: Endocarditis is a type of infection of the inner lining of the heart, including the heart valves. Various ...

Regression standardized cumulative incidence of all-cause mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve prosthesis in Sweden between 2003 and 2018. Credit: JAMA Network ...

Aortic valve replacement is a surgery that removes and replaces the damaged aortic valve with a prosthetic valve. It is a major surgery. Not everyone is a good candidate for this surgery.