One of the primary challenges of percutaneous valve ... which a prosthetic valve loaded onto a balloon catheter can be passed over a wire across the stenotic aortic valve. The other great ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is valve replacement without open-heart surgery. It is also called catheter-based or percutaneous (through the skin) aortic valve replacement. While ...

Surgery to replace an aortic valve is done for aortic valve stenosis and aortic valve regurgitation. During this surgery, the damaged valve is removed and replaced with an artificial valve. The valve ...

As technology trends toward less invasive methods and sheath sizes become smaller, the use of a total percutaneous approach to endovascular repair of aortic pathology is becoming more common.

The agency’s decision for the balloon-expandable Sapien 3 platform is based on groundbreaking results from EARLY TAVR.

New analysis from the EARLY TAVR trial showed patients between the age of 65 and 70 years old derived the most benefits of a ...

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) received FDA approval for its Sapien 3 TAVR for severe aortic stenosis (AS) without symptoms.

Electronic provider notification led to more aortic valve replacement procedures after a diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis vs. usual care. There was a trend toward the intervention reducing ...

No medical therapy has convincingly slowed or reversed the disease process, and aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the definitive treatment. The most common cause of aortic stenosis in a person ...

Vivasure Medical®, a company pioneering novel fully absorbable technology for percutaneous vessel closure, today announced ...