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In the last 15 years, transcatheter valve replacement has emerged as a different way to implant tissue valves, used almost exclusively for aortic valve stenosis. This procedure, called transcatheter aortic valve replacement or TAVR, avoids the need for a sternotomy and often has a much shorter hospital stay.
During the procedure, a surgeon removes the narrowed aortic valve and replaces it with a mechanical valve or a tissue valve. Valve replacement generally is performed during open-heart surgery. But, a less invasive approach, called transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, is another option. In TAVR, doctors insert a catheter into an ...
In his first year of medical school, he saw his first transcatheter aortic valve replacement, something he says he hadn't even known was possible. "Structural cardiology, particularly the advancements in percutaneous valvular interventions, represents some of the most exciting and cutting-edge work in all of medicine," he says.
The use of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement has increased significantly during the past decade. Among its advantages is that most patients can avoid warfarin for anticoagulation treatment. Even so, research has been conflicting on whether patients would benefit from more aggressive early postoperative anticoagulation treatment.
Patients with dental extractions before cardiac surgery still at risk for poor outcomes, study finds Rochester, Minn. — Feb. 27, 2014 — To pull or not to pull? That is a common question when patients have the potentially dangerous combination of abscessed or infected teeth and the need for heart surgery. In such cases, problem teeth […]
During aortic valve replacement, a surgeon removes the damaged valve and replaces it with a mechanical valve, or one made from cow, pig or human heart tissue. The valve replacement may be done through traditional open-heart surgery, also called a midline sternotomy, which involves an incision in the middle of the chest and dividing the sternum ...
In a recent study, Dr. LeBrasseur and colleagues from across the institution examined the extent to which patient-centered outcomes – physical and mental health, well-being, and quality of life – compare between frail and non-frail individuals with aortic valve stenosis before and after valve replacement surgery.
Clearance from your dentist may be needed or recommended before a wide variety of surgeries, but it’s especially important with heart procedures, such as a valve replacement; joint replacements; and organ or stem cell transplants. A recent study showed how dental work may reduce complications of major cancer surgery.
Aortic valve calcification is a condition in which calcium deposits form on the aortic valve in the heart. These deposits can cause narrowing at the opening of the aortic valve. This narrowing can become severe enough to reduce blood flow through the aortic valve — a condition called aortic valve stenosis. Aortic valve calcification may […]
It then was replaced with a new aortic root, which is the portion closest to the heart involving the aortic valve and coronary artery opening, ascending aorta and aortic arch. Eric did extremely well throughout the surgery, says Dr. Pochettino. "At the end of such a long operation, his heart started working normally. The new valve is working ...