The year 2025 brought several influential cardiovascular studies to light, and among the most promising was the DapaTAVI trial. This randomized, open-label trial explored the impact of dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, in a population often seen as high-risk … Read More
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Aortic Stenosis Severity Algorithm
Aortic Stenosis Severity Algorithm (ACC/AHA 2020 Guidelines) Step 1: Assess Aortic Valve Morphology and Function Step 2: Quantify AS Severity (Echocardiographic Parameters) Severity AVA (cm²) Mean Gradient (mmHg) Peak Velocity (m/s) Dimensionless Index (DI) Mild >1.5 <20 <3.0 >0.5 Moderate … Read More
FAST-TAVI II: Reducing LOS after TAVI
Year: 2024 Title: FAST-TAVI II Subtitle: Reducing length of stay after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation Type of Trial: A prospective, cluster, randomized, controlled trial Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of an intervention (a training program) aimed to … Read More
VIVA Trial: TAVR in Severe AS and Small Annulus
The infographic summarizes the VIVA TRIAL as follows: Year: 2024 Title: VIVA TRIAL Subtitle: Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis and Small Aortic Annulus Type of Trial: A prospective, randomized, parallel, blinded trial Objective: … Read More
SMART Trial: TAVR in Small Aortic Annulus
Year: 2024 Title: SMART TRIAL Subtitle: Self-Expanding or Balloon-Expandable TAVR in Patients with a Small Aortic Annulus Type of Trial: A prospective, randomized controlled, post-market trial Objective: To generate clinical evidence on valve safety and performance of self-expanding (SE) versus … Read More
SCOPE I Trial Summary: Self-expanding vs Balloon Expandable Valve in TAVR
2019 SCOPE I TRIAL Safety and efficacy of a self-expanding versus a balloon-expandable bioprosthesis for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis noninferiority, randomized controlled trial M Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of … Read More
AVATAR Trial Summary: AVR in Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
2021 AVATAR TRIAL M Aortic Valve replacement versus Conservative treatment in asymptomatic severe Aortic Stenosis Parallel, Randomised controlled trial Objective: To evaluate aortic valve replacement (AVR) compared with conservative therapy among patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis 157 Inclusion criteria: … Read More