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Almost 50% of Patients Under 60 Years Choose TAVR Over Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with Worse Outcomes

DAIC

Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 01/29/2024 - 14:24 January 29, 2024 — Despite national guidelines recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients under age 65 with severe aortic stenosis , many hospitals are still opting for a nonsurgical approach in patients under 60—possibly with poorer survival rates.

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Edwards Acquires JenaValve and Endotronix, Expands into Aortic Regurgitation and Heart Failure

CardiacWire

Edwards Lifesciences is going all-in on structural heart and heart failure, acquiring aortic valve-maker JenaValve Technology and implantable heart failure monitor company Endotronix for $1.2B and up to $445M in milestone payments.

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Severe Aortic Stenosis, Titration and Acute Heart Failure, Pacemakers After TAVR

American College of Cardiology

In this week's View, Dr. Eagle looks at secular trends of incidence and outcomes in severe aortic stenosis. He then examines titration of medications after acute heart failure.

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement to UNload the Left Ventricle in patients with ADvanced heart failure

American College of Cardiology

The goal of the TAVR UNLOAD trial was to evaluate transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) compared with clinical surveillance among patients with chronic systolic heart failure and moderate aortic stenosis (stage B aortic stenosis).

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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with systolic heart failure, aortic stenosis shows limited benefits

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Findings from the TAVR UNLOAD study found limited benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the treatment of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and moderate aortic stenosis (AS).

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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

TAVR in heart failure. ABSTRACT Patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) may develop heart failure (HF), the presence of which has traditionally been deemed as a final stage in AS progression with poor outcomes.

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Does TAVR Benefit Patients with Moderate Aortic Stenosis and Systolic Heart Failure?

NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

A small randomized study failed to show a benefit of TAVR in this population.

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