Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

This new approach for the treatment of symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) has been shown to be feasible and safe in patients at very high or prohibitive surgical risk.  The following are indications for Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) for severe Aortic Stenosis that apply to either surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI):

The Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure offers hope for heart patients with inoperable aortic stenosis (failing heart valves). TAVR valves are inserted via a catheter through the femoral artery, without requiring open heart surgery.