A new study suggests some heart rhythm problems linked to heart valve replacement surgery were actually there before the procedures, and calls for closer heart monitoring before patients undergo TAVR…
A new study links TAVR valve size and other design elements to survival rates among heart surgery patients.
Taking Plavix in addition to other oral anticoagulants increases the risk of bleeding events following transcatheter aortic-valve replacement surgery, according to the findings of a new study.
A new study finds that patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement do not live any longer than those who undergo traditional open heart surgery.
Patient deaths may often go unreported or misclassified in FDA medical device reports, according to the findings of a new study.
A recall warns that Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve balloons may explode while being implanted, which has already resulted in 17 injuries and one patient death.
A new study indicates that hospitals less experienced in TAVR procedures see a higher risk of death among those patients.
A new study warns that the medical community does not know enough about the durability of artificial heart valves to keep up with the growing popularity of their use among…
A new report warns that too little is known about the durability of transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures, which are relatively new, and being used on younger and younger patients.
