A podcast series from Medtronic that goes straight to your ears to your heart. Join cardiac surgery professionals as they discuss recent developments in patient care, advancements in therapy technology and share personal experiences.
Durability and Lifetime Management of the Avalus™ Platform
Professor Kappetein sits down with Mr Dincer Aktuerk of Barts Heart Center in London, United Kingdom and Professor Robert Klautz of Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands to discuss the clinical data from the PERIGON Study. This discussion covers a variety of topics including the importance of data when treating patients, with a focus on lifetime management and durability of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgeries.1
1. Sabik JF III, Rao V, Dagenais F, et al. 7-Year outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement with a stented bovine pericardial bioprosthesis in over 1100 patients: a prospective multicenter analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024;67(1):ezae414. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezae414.
Statements based on physician experience. Individual results may vary. Physicians are paid consultants of Medtronic.
See Avalus™ Bioprosthesis risk information: https://www.medtronic.com/en-us/healthcare-professionals/products/cardiovascular/heart-valves/tissue-valves-conduits/avalus-bioprosthesis.html?sheet=open
17 Apr 2025
Valve Replacement After Prior Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (Segment 3)
Listen as Professor Pieter Kappetein discusses redo surgical aortic valve replacement after prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery and considerations from lifetime management with Dr. Stanley Chetcuti, Dr. Robert Hawkins and Dr. Himanshu Jagdish Patel from the Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan. Statements based on physician experience. Individual results may vary. Physicians are paid consultants of Medtronic.
Segment 3 focuses on discussing guidelines and advantages of trails
17 Apr 2025
Valve Replacement After Prior Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (Segment 2)
Listen as Professor Pieter Kappetein discusses redo surgical aortic valve replacement after prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery and considerations from lifetime management with Dr. Stanley Chetcuti, Dr. Robert Hawkins and Dr. Himanshu Jagdish Patel from the Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan. Statements based on physician experience. Individual results may vary. Physicians are paid consultants of Medtronic.
Segment 2 focuses on patient factors, best practices and strategies and valve size
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