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In Memoriam: Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, TAVR Pioneer

DAIC

The DAIC team has learned of the passing of Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, heralded as the man who pioneered the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in 2002, as well as the first transcatheter mitral commissurotomy in 1995 and the first balloon aortic valvuloplasty in 1986. He passed away Feb. 16, 2024 at the age of 79.

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TCT Abstracts Use NCDR Data to Evaluate Site Volume and Failure to Rescue, Impact of CAD and Revascularization, More

American College of Cardiology

Several abstracts presented at TCT 2024, taking place Oct.

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STS/ACC TVT Registry: Trends in Mortality After Mitral TEER, TAVR

American College of Cardiology

Two studies analyzing data from the STS/ACC TVT Registry exploring out-of-hospital 30-day mortality after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and one-year cause-specific mortality after TAVR were published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions on March 19.

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SAVR’s Value in the TAVR Era

CardiacWire

Procedure trends certainly suggest that we’ve entered the TAVR era, but a pair of new studies show that surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is a far better option for many younger and healthier patients who are increasingly seen as TAVR candidates. The post SAVR’s Value in the TAVR Era appeared first on Cardiac Wire.

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Early experience with a novel transapical transcatheter aortic valve system in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a prospective, multicenter study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

All patients were pre-TAVR assessed by transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography of the aortic valve (AV) and relevant left cardiac and vascular anatomy. Nanjing) to evaluate its safety and efficacy.Methods130 high risk patients with symptomatic severe AS from 11 institutions were treated with the novel Xcor system.

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Greater Baseline TR Associated With Worse Outcomes After TAVR or Mitral TEER

American College of Cardiology

Patients with moderate or severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) prior to undergoing TAVR or mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER), when compared to patients with no or mild TR, were associated with worse health status and clinical outcomes, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

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Bicuspid Anatomy: Wrench Thrown in TAVR for Younger, Low-Risk Patients?

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- PARIS -- Patients with questionable suitability for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in fact fared worse in the short term after the catheter-based procedure than after surgery, the NOTION-2 randomized trial showed.

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