Key Points An enhanced understanding of coronary lesion complexity remains a valuable tool for estimating early and late procedural risk after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Aggregate scores that consider the vessel patency and underlying lesion morphology provide the most relevant…
Key Points Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become the default therapy for patients with aortic stenosis who, based on an expanding randomized evidence base, are at increased risk for surgery. TAVR procedures have now surpassed the number of surgical…
7.1 Key Points Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using the self-expanding Medtronic CoreValve Revalving System (Medtronic, Maple Grove, Minn.) transcatheter heart valve (THV) provides an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients who are poor candidates for surgery.…