Five-year outcomes similar for low-risk patients receiving transcatheter, surgical aortic valve replacement
Patients with severe aortic stenosis at low surgical risk who underwent supra-annular, self-expanding Evolut transcatheter ...
New transcatheter valve safe, effective for treating aortic regurgitation
Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a valve designed to treat aortic regurgitation had ...
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Heart failure patients benefit from dapagliflozin after TAVR procedure
Patients with heart failure who took dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, after undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) were significantly less likely ...
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WVU Heart and Vascular Institute first in state and region to implant a novel aortic stent graft
Cardiovascular surgeons at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute are the first in the state to implant the GORE® Ascending ...
“I feel ready”: Craig Laughlin set for broadcast return after serious heart surgery as Alex Ovechkin gets closer in his historic chase
Longtime Washington Capitals commentator Craig Laughlin is eager to return to the broadcast booth after recovering from heart ...
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Pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery: a contemporary, nationwide perspective
Background Cardiac surgery carries a heightened risk of bradyarrhythmias, but current permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation ...
Married couple have same life-saving heart surgery in same week
A WINSFORD couple have undergone the same life-saving heart surgery in the same week. Donald and Joan Curzon, who have been ...
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Evolut Low Risk Trial: TAVI Holds Up to Surgery at 5 Years
The follow-up brought little surprise, with investigators pleased the risk of death/disabling stroke remained on par with ...
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Down to their heart cells, women and men have cardiovascular differences that matter
Did you know men and women's heart cells prefer different kinds of fuel? Gender differences are emerging as scientists turn ...
My biggest fear was not waking up – Roger Black reflects on heart surgery
Two-time Olympic silver-medallist Roger Black feared he would not wake up after he had open heart surgery in January. Black, ...
Heart Surgeons at The Christ Hospital Health Network Performing More ‘Bloodless’ Surgeries
Saad Hasan, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon at The Christ Hospital Health Network, had performed bloodless surgeries before. He was on call the evening of Parker’s aortic dissection and walked to the ...