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This structural heart channel includes news, videos, podcasts and other content related to diagnosis and treatment of structural heart disease. Topics covered include heart valve repair and replacement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR), left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, heart failure interventional device therapies, and closing holes in the heart using, including occlusion of atrial septal defects (ASDs), ventricular septal defects (VSDs) and patent foramen ovales (PFOs).

Abiomed is recalling the Impella Intravascular Left Sided Blood Pumps because the pump’s Instructions for Use (IFU) do not adequately address precautions to take when treating patients who have undergone transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
News | Stents
Abiomed Recalls All Impella Left Sided Blood Pumps for Risk of Motor Damage After Contact with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Stent

July 27, 2023 — Abiomed is recalling the Impella Intravascular Left Sided Blood Pumps because the pump’s Instructions ...

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Abbott is recalling the Amplatzer Steerable Delivery Sheath due to an increased risk for air emboli to be introduced into patients who have procedures with this device.
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
Abbott Recalls Amplatzer Steerable Delivery Sheath for Increased Risk of Air Embolism

July 26, 2023 — Abbott is recalling the Amplatzer Steerable Delivery Sheath due to an increased risk for air emboli to ...

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Under the agreement, BIS will initiate the US commercialization activities for ŌNŌCOR’s ŌNŌ Retrieval Device.
News | Cardiovascular Business
ŌNŌCOR signs an exclusive US distribution agreement with B. Braun Interventional Systems

July 26, 2023 —ŌNŌCOR LLC, a medical technology company dedicated to developing essential safety tools and other ...

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With Only 21 Facilities Achieving this Award Nationally, AGH Ranks Among the Most Elite Mitral Valve Programs in the Country and Only Designated Center in Pennsylvania
News | Heart Valve Technology
Allegheny General Hospital Receives Recognition as a Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center from the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation

July 24, 2023 — Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), the flagship academic medical center of Allegheny Health Network (AHN) ...

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Pilot study will assess positive impacts of real-time safety monitoring on patient outcomes and treatment experience
News | Structural Heart
Onecrea Medical Announces the Successful Completion of the First-in-human Implants of its Crea Aortic Valve

July 21, 2023 — Onecrea Medical has announced the success of the first-in-human implants of its Transcatheter Aortic ...

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Illustration for the deployment and shaping process of the occluder.
News | Structural Heart Occluders
Transcatheter Closure of Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect Using a Novel Fully Bioabsorbable Occluder: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

July 14, 2023 — In recent years, transcatheter intervention techniques have emerged as a promising alternative for the ...

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Clinical trial establishes Lankenau as one of the most comprehensive heart valve centers nationally by offering yet another alternative to open-heart surgery
News | Structural Heart
Lankenau Medical Center Performs First Minimally Invasive Procedure for Aortic Regurgitation in Philadelphia Region

June 22, 2023 — Lankenau Medical Center, part of Main Line Health, has performed the first minimally invasive catheter ...

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Novel polymeric valve aims to reduce re-operations and re-interventions
News | Pediatric Cardiology
PECA Labs Achieves Successful First-In-Human Implant of the MASA Valve Pediatric Pulmonary Valved Conduit in U.S. Clinical Trial

June 13, 2023 — PECA Labs, a medical device company reimagining vascular grafts and valves with durable polymeric ...

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Dasi Simulations announced it received FDA clearance for its artificial intelligence model for preprocedure transcatheter aortic valve replacement modeling. 
News | Artificial Intelligence
AI for Preprocedural TAVR Modeling Gains FDA Clearance

June 9, 2023 — Dasi Simulations announced it received FDA clearance for its artificial intelligence model for ...

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According to a news release issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Abiomed has recalled specific Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist for purge fluid leaks that can cause pump stop and loss of support. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death.
News | Heart Valve Technology
Abiomed Recalls Specific Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist for Purge Fluid Leaks that Can Cause Pump Stop and Loss of Support

June 6, 2023 — According to a news release issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Abiomed has recalled ...

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Long-Awaited Data Published in JAMA Confirms Minimally Invasive Procedure for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation Is Successful in Nearly 90% of Patients
News | Structural Heart
Study: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Safe, Successful

June 5, 2023 —  Long-awaited outcomes data of transcatheter edge-to-edge procedures to repair patients’ leaky mitral ...

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Additional real-world outcomes further demonstrate safety, efficacy and procedural reproducibility of the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
Data at Heart Rhythm 2023 Highlight Key Boston Scientific Therapies

May 25, 2023 — Boston Scientific Corporation announced data supporting use of the company's key electrophysiology and ...

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The system treats severe pulmonary regurgitation (PR) in the native or surgically repaired right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT).
News | Structural Heart
Medtronic Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Demonstrates Strong 2-year Outcomes

May 24, 2023 — Medtronic announced two-year results of their Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) System, which ...

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Results from global trial of the POLARx Cryoablation System* meet safety and effectiveness endpoints
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
Real-world outcomes from the EU-PORIA registry of the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System

May 22, 2023 — Boston Scientific Corporation announced data supporting use of the company's key electrophysiology and ...

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Data presented at EuroPCR 2023 build on prior study results demonstrating TriClip is a safe and effective therapy to treat leaky tricuspid valves
News | Structural Heart
New Late-breaking Data Reinforce the Benefits of Abbott's TriClip Device for People with Tricuspid Valve Disease

May 19, 2023 — Abbott announced late-breaking data that add to the body of clinical evidence supporting the benefits of ...

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