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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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FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Abbott’s First-of-its-kind Triclip System to Treat People with a Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valve

DAIC

Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) confirmed 13 to 1, with 0 abstention that the benefits of Abbott's TriClip™ transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system outweighed the risks for the treatment of people with tricuspid regurgitation (TR). On the final question of the benefit of TriClip versus the risk, the vote was 13 to 1 in favor.

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Launches New Valve Surgery Risk Calculators

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Tricuspid Valve Repair Existing literature on national surgical outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve repair or replacement is based on data from over a decade ago and may not reflect current practice results. Analysis of 13,587 patients undergoing isolated tricuspid valve surgery from 2017 to 2023 revealed a 5.5%

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FDA Approves TriClip; Fortified Eggs vs Cholesterol; Impella Maker Chided

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Abbott said its TriClip transcatheter edge-to-edge repair system snagged FDA approval for treating for tricuspid regurgitation. Medtronic announced that the FDA approved the Evolut FX+ TAVR system, featuring a larger diamond.

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Edwards Lifesciences to Sell Critical Care to BD

DAIC

The sale enhances Edwards’ balance sheet flexibility for disciplined investments in technologies for aortic, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonic patients, as well as new therapeutic areas for interventional heart failure.

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Artificial intelligence-enabled phenotyping of patients with severe aortic stenosis: on the recovery of extra-aortic valve cardiac damage after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Open Heart

Objective A novel artificial intelligence-based phenotyping approach to stratify patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been proposed, based on echocardiographic and haemodynamic data. after TAVR, were available from 247 patients (67.5%). ±15.8 ±15.1 to 94.8%)).

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Gilbert H. L. Tang Appointed Editor-in-Chief of JACC: Case Reports

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Widely recognized for pioneering innovative concepts and techniques in TAVR, Tang has set contemporary standards in the field. His research centers on the comprehensive management of patients post-TAVR, transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve interventions, and advanced imaging techniques in structural heart disease.

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