which requires a surgical cutdown to the left subclavian artery. Because of the possible need to convert to an open procedure, TAVR is usually performed in a hybrid catheterization laboratory ...

The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should always be a simple measurement of bilateral brachial artery blood pressures. A significant difference between the two ...

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[Image from Pi-Cardia’s website] Pi-Cardia announced today that the FDA granted clearance for its ShortCut leaflet modification device for TAVR procedures. Rehovot, Israel-based Pi-Cardia ...

The company estimates that more than 42,000 valve-in-valve procedures will be performed annually in the U.S. by 2035, accounting for about 15% of all TAVR surgeries. Pi-Cardia said it also plans ...

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 ...

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The Structural Heart Disease Center at Baylor Medicine offers a multidimensional team approach to evaluating, diagnosing and treating patients with advanced and complex structural heart disease. The ...

The heart is a muscular organ composed of four chambers: two upper chambers called atria and two lower chambers called ventricles. These four chambers pump blood through the body in a rhythmic pattern ...

Assuming no major complications, a person can expect a two—to five-day hospital stay for minimally invasive heart surgery and potentially shorter for a catheter-based surgical procedure (e.g., TAVR).