With regional differences in which name is used for the aortic fix, some say unity is needed. Others can live with both.

The TAVI procedure uses a catheter, which is a thin, flexible tube introduced through a small incision, usually in the groin. The catheter is guided to the heart using X-ray imaging techniques ...

TAVR stands for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The heart has four valves that makes sure the blood goes in the right direction. Over time, the valves start to wear out, b ...

Patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing CoreValve or Evolut TAVI have better 5-year bioprosthetic valve ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR ... we will make a small incision in the femoral artery (groin) just like in the previous heart catheterization procedure to allow insertion of the ...

TAVI is a minimally invasive procedure in which a new valve is inserted through a catheter, usually via the femoral artery in the groin, though other access points can be used as well. This new ...

In our center, most transarterial TAVI procedures are performed under local anesthetic, sedation and fluoroscopic rather than echocardiographic guidance. The heart valve team consists of two ...

“I had been in the moderate stage for aortic valve stenosis ... to open-heart surgery, allowing a catheter to replace the heart valve through a small incision in the groin area instead of ...

TAVI, also known as TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement), is a catheter-based procedure used to replace a diseased aortic valve without open-heart surgery. It is primarily used to treat ...

Memorial Health System’s Department of Cardiology celebrated its 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure, performed by Dr. Jason Schott, interventional cardiologist, and Dr. Geoffrey R.