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The new procedure is FDA approved for patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis (valve narrowing) who are considered high - risk for standard valve replacement surgery.

Researchers analyzed records of 196 adult patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center between August 2012 and June 2016.

Although relatively new, TAVR can be an effective option to improve quality of life in patients who otherwise have limited choices for repair of their aortic valve.

The FDA approved the CoreValve System to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high risk for surgery based on groundbreaking research showing the transcatheter heart valve had superior survival rates at one year when compared to open - heart surgery, the current gold standard for aortic valve replacement.

With this latest approval, the Orlando Health Heart Institute now also offers the CoreValve System to patients who are considered at high risk for a surgical heart procedure, serving a broader range of U.S. patients than any other transcatheter aortic valve.

«The system means patients with aortic valve disease who are considered high risk for surgery, now have a new option,» said Deepak Vivek, MD, interventional cardiologist and director, Orlando Health Heart Institute Valve Cevalve disease who are considered high risk for surgery, now have a new option,» said Deepak Vivek, MD, interventional cardiologist and director, Orlando Health Heart Institute Valve CeValve Center.

Makkar began the study when a high - resolution imaging study of one of the patients in a clinical trial who had stroke showed clot formation on the aortic valve leaflets that open and close to regulate the flow of blood.

The method, called Bioprosthetic Aortic Scallop Intentional Laceration to prevent Iatrogenic Coronary Artery obstruction (BASILICA), will increase treatment options for high - risk patients who need heart valve procedures.

Their analysis involved approximately 300,000 patients who had undergone 11 major surgical procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic valve replacement and appendectomy.

Researchers then examined the records of 9,942 patients who underwent aortic - valve replacement and 15,503 patients who underwent mitral - valve replacement during the study period.

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