Sandbox:tavr
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
| Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Procedure Guide Microchapters |
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| Overview |
| Causes |
| FIRE |
| Diagnosis |
| Treatment |
| Do's |
| Don'ts |
Overview
During the past 50 years, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) was the standard of care for patients with severe AS. Global aging has raised concerns about safety and possibility of surgical procedure in old patients with associated co-morbidities. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) created a new era of safety for this population and enabled physicians to replace the stenotic valve with more certainty.
Preoperation evaluation, selecting the appropriate imaging modality, issues in TAVR procedure and patient follow up are the areas of more focused importance.
We will describe these factors based on the recent expert consensus for TAVR procedure.
Definition
The most important step is to define the severity of AS and appropriate patient that need TAVR. Severe sypmtomatic (Stage D) AS is considered as TAVR candidate.