Cardiothoracic surgeons and investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will lead sessions featuring a range of heart procedures at the 60th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Jan. 27-29, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.
Tag: transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
NEJM: Study Supports Minimally Invasive Procedure for Aortic Stenosis
Patients with a dysfunctional aortic heart valve who received a new, prosthetic valve through a minimally invasive procedure had similar outcomes at five years as those who underwent open-heart surgery, a new study shows.
TAVR: Less than one-third of patients enter cardiac rehab after heart procedure
The vast majority of people – 30.6% – who have the minimally invasive heart valve replacement procedure called TAVR do not participate in recommended cardiac rehabilitation, a study finds.