Structural Heart

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).

TRiCares SAS (“TRiCares”), a privately held pioneer in the field of minimally invasive treatment of tricuspid regurgitation, announced the successful implantation of its Topaz transfemoral tricuspid heart valve replacement system (“Topaz”) in a patient with a pacemaker at the University Medical Center of Mainz, Germany.
News | Heart Valve Technology
TRiCares Announces Successful Implantation of Minimally Invasive Topaz Tricuspid Heart Valve Replacement System in Patient with a Pacemaker

December 22, 2023 — TRiCares SAS (“TRiCares”), a privately held pioneer in the field of minimally invasive treatment of ...

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Jason McCarthy, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at MMRI
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MMRI Publishes Breakthrough Study Detailing a Novel Approach to Minimize Damage After a Heart Attack

December 20, 2023 — Jason R. McCarthy, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine and ...

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Substance use disorder may be linked to more deaths from infective endocarditis among people ages 25-44, finds new study in Journal of the American Heart Association
News | Heart Valve Technology
Deaths from Heart Valve Infections Drop Across US Overall, but Surged Among Young Adults

December 18, 2023 — Death rates related to infective endocarditis declined in most adults across the U.S. within the ...

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In the journal Circulation, the authors reveal an exciting new avenue of study for repairing damaged hearts
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USF Health Heart Institute Doctors Are Upbeat about Cardiac Regeneration

December 12, 2023 — Think of them as the Energizer Bunnies of the heart, tiny natural batteries that keep this vital ...

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Patients who received the anticoagulant drug warfarin after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement had lower incidence of mortality and a decreased risk of blood clots, according to a retrospective study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
News | Heart Valve Technology
Use of Anticoagulant Drug after Aortic Valve Replacement Lowers Mortality Risk, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

December 12, 2023 — Patients who received the anticoagulant drug warfarin after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement h ...

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New data from the ARIES trial show for the first time that an aspirin-free regimen can improve outcomes for people living with the heart pump by reducing hospitalizations without increasing the risk of blood clots
News | Heart Valve Technology
Late-breaking Data Show an Aspirin-free Medication Regimen Benefits People with Abbott’s HeartMate 3 Heart Pump

November 20, 2023 — Abbott announced new late-breaking data that show advanced heart failure patients living with its He ...

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Team Bath Heart’s artificial heart wins top prize at international engineering & design contest
News | Artificial Heart
Heart of Gold: Bath Student Team Wins World Heart Hackathon Competition

November 20, 2023 — Student engineers from the University of Bath are on top of the world after winning an international ...

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News | Artificial Heart
Total Artificial Heart Developer BiVACOR Mechanical Engineer Receives Sezai Innovation Award at ISMCS Annual Conference

November 10, 2023 — BiVACOR, a clinical-stage medical device company developing the Total Artificial Heart (TAH), has ...

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Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW) announced one-year results from CLASP IID, the first randomized controlled trial that directly compares two contemporary mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) therapies
News | Structural Heart
CLASP IID One-year Data Confirm Safety and Efficacy of Edwards Pascal System for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation

October 31, 2023 — Edwards Lifesciences Corporation announced one-year results from CLASP IID, the first randomized ...

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New data presented at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2023 from the TRILUMINATE pivotal trial confirm safety, effectiveness and improvements in quality of life when treating tricuspid regurgitation (a leaky valve) with TriClip, an investigational device in the US
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Late-Breaking Data Showcase the Benefits of Abbott's Minimally Invasive Devices for People With Leaky Heart Valves

October 26, 2023 — Abbott announced data from late-breaking presentations showing the impact of its minimally invasive ...

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News | TCT
Joint Statement on Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients Issued by Society of Thoracic Surgeons and European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgeons

October 26, 2023 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgeons have issued ...

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Clinical research validates utility of IVL in complex nodular and eccentric calcium
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
ConcertAI's TeraRecon Showcases New Clinical and AI Solutions Designed to Enhance Treatment Planning for Structural Heart Patients at TCT 2023

October 25, 2023 — ConcertAI's TeraRecon, a leader in advanced visualization and artificial intelligence (AI) for ...

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WATCH TAVR trial presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics annual conference
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
Cleveland Clinic-Led Trial Finds that Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing TAVR and Watchman Procedures Together Have Similar Outcomes to Using Blood Thinners after TAVR

October 25, 2023 — Findings from a trial led by Cleveland Clinic show that patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing ...

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Figure 1: A PROTECT III study analysis demonstrates that 82.5% of Impella-supported HRPCI patients have features in all three high-risk factor domains – comorbidities, complex coronary anatomy and adverse hemodynamics.
News | Heart Valve Technology
Abiomed to Highlight Data Analysis Identifying Complex Clinical Profile of Patients Receiving Impella-Supported HRPCI at TCT Symposium

October 24, 2023 —  Abiomed, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech[1], announced that novel data from seven research studies ...

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Novel platform for structural heart interventions now in human use, with ability to improve patient recovery and reduce anesthesia and hospital stays
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UltraNav System Enables Safer and More Cost-Effective Transseptal Procedures by Aligning Catheter and Ultrasound

October 19, 2023 — The Dib UltraNav Transseptal Catheter System, which houses a needle and ultrasound in one system for ...

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