Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be lifesaving, for ...

The normal aortic ageing process is accompanied by gradual luminal dilatation and reduction of vessel compliance. However, the influence of age on longitudinal aortic dimensions and geometry has not ...

Transcatheter heart valve (THV) underexpansion after transcatheter aortic valve replacement may be associated with worse outcomes. THV expansion can be assessed fluoroscopically using a pigtail for ...

This procedure requires two experienced operators ... is placed in the preclosed arteriotomy site. In 18 consecutive aortic valvuloplasty patients at our institution, there have been no ...

As a result, less invasive emergency procedures have emerged as life-saving interventions in CS, particularly emergency balloon aortic valvuloplasty (eBAV) and, more recently, emergency transcatheter ...