The presence of severe aortic wall thrombus (AWT) on pre-procedural multidetector computed tomography (CT) is strongly associated with thromboembolic complications, including stroke and mortality, in patients undergoing transfemoral (TF) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), an analysis of patient data reports.
(BUSINESS WIRE) Edwards Lifesciences agreed to acquire JenaValve Technology and Endotronix on Wednesday, adding to their structural heart portfolio.
Sutureless aortic valves appear to have some midterm advantages versus surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement, including reduced surgery time, but long-term outcomes are still unclear, according to a new meta-analysis of observational evidence.
Researchers comparing the PREVENT and the Pooled Cohort Equations (PCEs) tools said adults with stage 1 hypertension may not be given antihypertensives if a 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk is estimated by the PREVENT equations instead of the PCEs.
Maintaining or adopting a traditional Mediterranean Diet (MD), even after a cancer diagnosis, may be beneficial, says a new study, which attributes the regimen’s health benefits to its blend of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor compounds.
More than 22 million Americans living in rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged counties have no access to cardiologists, despite having a greater burden of cardiovascular disease, according to data reported in a new research letter.
Complete revascularization leads to significant reductions in all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction (MI) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with culprit revascularization, according to a new study.
To appropriately address gender inequities in cardiovascular health, cardiologists should recognize that psychosocial stress negatively affects cardiovascular health and is unequally distributed between men and women, a new review reports.
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What is most challenging with the long-term follow-up of patients undergoing TAVR?
The patients cannot be found.
The patients decline to participate.
The patients are deceased.
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