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Large Study Finds Genetic Links To Aortic Valve Calcification

A genetic component is believed to play an important role in valvular heart disease, but the specific genes involved have not been identified. Now an interntional group of researchers has identified...

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ACC And STS Break New Ground To Test TAVR For Unapproved Uses

In a startling break with tradition, the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons will manage and run their own clinical trials testing expanded uses for transcatheter aortic...

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Small Study Explores Expanded Use For TAVI In Native Valve Aortic Regurgitation

As transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) gains increasing acceptance, cardiologists and surgeons are exploring additional patient populations who may benefit from the procedure. A new paper in...

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Medtronic Faces Removal Of CoreValve Transcatheter Heart Valve From German...

In the wake of a major patent decision, Medtronic will be forced to remove its CoreValve transcatheter heart valve from the German market. Edwards Lifesciences said today that a German Court had found...

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Pivotal Results For Medtronic’s CoreValve

Key data on what will likely be the second transcatheter aortic valve to gain approval in the US were presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2013 Conference in San...

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French Surgeons Perform First Aortic Valve Surgery Without Opening The Chest

Surgeons in France report that they have performed the first total endoscopic aortic valve replacement (TEAVR) in 2 human patients. Their paper has been published in the the Journal of Thoracic and...

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Genetic Study Suggests Possible Causal Role for LDL in Aortic Valve Disease

Although LDL is an important risk factor for aortic valve disease, the precise role it plays has been uncertain. Lipid-lowering therapy in people with established aortic valve disease has not been...

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Aortic Valve Surgery for Nonagenarians

As people continue to live longer physicians are increasingly confronted with very elderly patients who have serious conditions that might benefit from surgery but who are at high risk for surgical...

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New Concerns Raised About Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves

New, potentially important concerns have been raised about bioprosthetic aortic valves, both those  implanted during surgery and those during a catheter-based procedure (TAVR). Investigators from three...

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