aortic stenosis

Study Finds Early Valve Replacement May Be Better Than Watching and Waiting  

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“Watch and wait” may not be the way to go for physicians treating patients with severe aortic stenosis who have no symptom.  According to an article published online in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, researchers say that these patients may benefit from a more aggressive treatment strategy of early valve replacement. Aortic stenosis, considered to be …

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Study Says Most Patients Can Now Benefit from TAVR Procedure

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According to the Columbia Surgery blog, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), is considered the new “gold-standard” for treating people suffering from aortic valve disease. In the TAVR procedure, considered less-invasive for fixing stiff, damaged aortic valves (called aortic stenosis) than traditional valve surgery, doctors get to the aortic valve through by using very small incisions …

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