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2. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   The catheter procedure was invented and developed in Aarhus University Hospital Denmark in 1989 by Henning Rud Andersen, [28] who performed the first animal implantations that year. [29] The first implantation in a human was performed on 16 April 2002 by Alain Cribier in Hopital Charles Nicolle, at the University of Rouen , France. [ 30 ]

3. Aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Current methods for aortic valve replacement include open-heart surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and percutaneous or transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR; also PAVR, PAVI, TAVI). A cardiologist can evaluate whether a heart valve repair or valve replacement would be of benefit. [1]

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   TAVR takes less than an hour with fast recovery time. For decades, replacing a heart valve required open-heart surgery. ... Korngold said the TAVR team and procedure have been streamlined since ...

5. Valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Catheter replacement of the aortic valve (called trans-aortic valve replacement or implementation [TAVR or TAVI]) is a minimally invasive option for those suffering from aortic valve stenosis. TAVR is commonly performed by guiding a catheter from the groin to the narrowed valve via the aorta using realtime x-ray technology.

6. Tissue engineering of heart valves - Wikipedia

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   One animal trial combined the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure with tissue engineered heart valves (TEHVs). A TAVR stent integrated with human cell-derived extracellular matrix was implanted and examined in sheep, in which the valve upheld structural integrity and cell infiltration, allowing the potential clinical ...

7. Montel Williams Recalls 'Taking 12 to 13' Pills a Day: 'As ...

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   There was one point in time when I was taking about 12 to 13” pills a day, says Williams, who declined to name which specific drug he took, explaining, “some of this medication does have a ...