A breakthrough has been made in the TAVR technique for frail elderly patients at risk for suffering a fatal complication from the procedure – in which the coronary arteries become obstructed. Though the coronary artery [...]
Before you have TAVR, you should find out if your surgeon is set on using general anesthesia, because moderate sedation has benefits that general does not have. Many people fear "not waking up" after undergoing [...]
A predictable percentage of the elderly population (over age 65) has a potentially life threatening condition called aortic stenosis. Aortic valve stenosis means narrowing of this vessel, which branches out into smaller and smaller arteries to [...]
Patients over age 85 can benefit from minimally invasive aortic valve replacement. Don’t let age stop you from having this life-changing procedure. […]
If you're worried about "pump head" from the heart lung machine, there is now hope for people who need aortic valve replacement but cannot have open heart surgery. “TAVR is the replacement of the aortic [...]
