Aortic Valve

Among patients who had transcatheter aortic valve replacement, there was no difference in survival or adverse CV outcomes between those who required a pacemaker and those who did not, researchers reported.

The new European Society of Cardiology/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery valvular heart disease guideline includes updated recommendations on which patients should get transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement.

A bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve was effective and associated with low rates of serious adverse events at 5 years, according to data from the COMMENCE trial presented at the virtual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Among patients with asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis, elevated acceleration time/ejection time ratio was associated with increased CV mortality and morbidity, according to data published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Among patients with a failed surgical aortic valve, valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement was linked to better short-term outcomes than redo surgical AVR, researchers reported.

Edwards Lifesciences announced that the FDA has approved an aortic valve conduit for use during bio-Bentall procedures.

Balloon-expandable compared with self-expanding transcatheter aortic valves in patients with native aortic stenosis.

PHILADELPHIA — Balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valves were associated with less paravalvular regurgitation and mortality compared with self-expanding valves, according to the FRANCE-TAVI retrospective study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Researchers have developed and validated the Emory risk score as a tool for predicting patients’ need for pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, according to findings published in JACC: Cardiovascular Intervention.

Patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement experienced higher morbidity than those with preexisting or no AF, according to research published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.