With transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in its infancy in the United States, 4 major cardiology societies have released initial recommendations for creating and maintaining TAVR programs.

The long-sought goal of measuring the quality of U.S. transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) programs by patient outcomes rather than by the surrogate measure of case volume is about to be ...

Skokie, IL - Operators and hospitals have been waiting with bated breath for the chance to offer patients less invasive aortic-valve replacement. Now a new consensus document, published yesterday, is ...

ATLANTA—Why swim with the sharks if you can float above them in uncontested waters? One medical center is taking a “Blue Ocean” approach to its transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program ...

CAMDEN >> Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital recently performed its 1,000th transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), an innovative, minimally invasive procedure to help the heart more ...

This paper summarizes the implications of recent TAVR program expansion, supports the 2019 multisociety expert consensus recommendation of Level 1 and Level 2 valve centers, and defines the important ...

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare has implemented Sussex County's first transcatheter aortic valve replacement program, the health system announced Aug. 18. TAVR is an alternate treatment option for ...

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisenhower Health is the first hospital in the United States to become an Edwards Benchmark program Case Observation Site for the treatment of ...

Boston Scientific’s decision to recall its Lotus Edge transcatheter aortic valve replacement product and end the program took us by surprise, and we’re moderately lowering our fair value estimate by ...

Each February during American Heart Month, there’s an increased focus on heart disease – the leading cause of death in the U.S. But the focus is often limited to the most common form, coronary heart ...