Pages tagged: TAVR

Over the past six decades, physicians and scientists at the Texas Heart Institute have worked diligently with colleagues around the...

A new device invented by Texas Heart Institute (THI) became the first and only device to be cleared by the FDA for early...

The Saranas-Owned Technology was invented at Texas Heart Institute. November 20, 2018 (Houston, TX) – Texas Heart Institute is currently...

Juan Granada, MD President & CEO Cardiovascular Research Foundation “Future Challenges and Opportunities in the Trans-Catheter Valve Replacement Field” 28th...

Happy New Year! This month, I invited my colleague, interventional cardiologist Zvonimir Krajcer, MD to join me in educating our...

No. After the TAVR [Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement] procedure you will take an antiplatelet agent (Plavix or something similar) for...

Yes, subcutaneous aortic valve replacement, better known as TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement), is available in major medical centers throughout...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a new procedure used to implant a stented tissue valve. It can be used in...

Yes, this procedure has been FDA-approved for the last two years. The major risk apart from death (from any procedure)...