Tag: transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Transcatheter therapy system becomes first to earn FDA approval for treating tricuspid regurgitation

Editor's Note Patients with severe cases of tricuspid regurgitation (in which a critical heart valve fails to close properly) now have a new treatment option thanks to the recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the ENVOQUE tricuspid valve replacement system, according to a February 2 press release…

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By: Matt Danford
February 14, 2024
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Study: Redo TAVR procedures safe, effective

Editor's Note This study by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, finds that redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures are both safe and effective. Of 350,591 patients in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry who underwent TAVR with balloon-expandable valves between November…

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By: Judy Mathias
September 5, 2023
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