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   What is a TAVR valve?

   • TAVR or TAVI is a minimally invasive procedure where a new valve is inserted without removing the old, damaged valve. The new valve is placed inside the diseased valve.

   What is TAVR? (TAVI) | American Heart Association

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   Which aortic valve replacement is better TAVR or SAVR?

   • Factors making TAVR more likely to be recommended than SAVR include conditions that would increase the risk of traditional open-heart aortic valve replacement surgery such as: Older age. Frailty. Weaker heart. Previous heart surgery. History of stroke. Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD). Liver disease. Kidney disease. Diabetes.

   Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) - Johns Hopkins Medicine

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   What is transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)?

   • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a non-surgical, minimally invasive method to replace the aortic valve in your heart. Originally developed as an alternative to surgery for high-risk patients (meaning too sick to undergo surgery), this procedure is now seeing broader use for low-risk patients, too. What is TAVR?

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   Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the implantation of the aortic valve of the heart through the blood vessels without actual removal of the native valve (as opposed to the aortic valve replacement by open heart surgery, surgical aortic valve replacement, AVR).

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   Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a treatment for aortic valve stenosis. In this condition, also called aortic stenosis, the heart's aortic valve thickens and becomes stiff and narrow. As a result, the valve can't fully open and blood flow to the body is reduced.

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   TAVR or TAVI is a minimally invasive procedure where a new valve is inserted without removing the old, damaged valve. The new valve is placed inside the diseased valve. Patients who cannot tolerate surgery for aortic valve replacement may be good candidates for a less invasive approach called TAVI or TAVR.

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   Nov 22, 2021 · Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a medical procedure that replaces the aortic valve in your heart from inside your body, avoiding the need for open cardiac surgery. Also known as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), this procedure’s use has expanded significantly in recent years, making it the most common way to ...

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   Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a procedure that replaces a diseased aortic valve with a man-made valve. Aortic valve replacement can also be performed with open-heart surgery; this procedure is surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).