CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better 5-year outcomes vs. PCI plus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in ...
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 ...
The first human TAVR was performed by Dr. Cribier in 2002. [33] There have been three generations of the Cribier-Edwards SAPIEN valve. The only valve that has FDA approval is the Edwards SAPIEN ...