Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A strategy of local anesthesia without sedation was safe vs. conscious sedation for patients undergoing TAVR.

Conscious sedation, an anesthesia procedure where patients remain awake but do not feel pain, is a safe and effective alternative to general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

UCLA scientists have found that conscious sedation - a type of anesthesia in which patients remain awake but are sleepy and pain-free - is a safe and viable option to general anesthesia for people ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (WPVI) -- The TAVR procedure has revolutionized a challenging task in heart care: fixing stiff valves. And it has made the process much easier for patients, getting them back to ...

Of the two heart valve surgeries Janice Smith has had at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, the second was much easier for her. "I had a good experience both times," the 86-year-old said. "It's just that ...

At Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, more faulty heart valves are getting fixed without a single chest being cracked open.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The benefit of TAVR vs. clinical surveillance for patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis did not vary ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) at the time of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using the WATCHMAN 2.5 device (Boston Scientific) is feasible and non-inferior to ...

The use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) increased among healthier, lower-risk patients younger than 65 between 2012 and 2024, despite a lack of randomized data on this patient ...

SAN ANTONIO -- The early experience of patients needing cardiac surgery after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has surgeons raising the alarm about the excess risks of these challenging ...