Several medical societies supported extending Medicare coverage for TAVR to patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis, but some physicians and rival Medtronic said more data is needed.

Edwards pushes CMS to expand Medicare TAVR coverage to asymptomatic patients, sparking controversy among physicians over ...

Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health’s new transcatheter aortic valve replacement program helped one of its first patients in September. The TAVR program is led by Dr. Chittoor Sai Sudhakar, chief of ...

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare has implemented Sussex County’s first transcatheter aortic valve replacement program, the health system announced Aug. 18. TAVR is an alternate treatment option for ...

The Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) took a tepid step toward keeping and/or possibly discarding procedural volume requirements for new and continuing ...

Medtronic plc acted on the increase in M&A and expansion of its investment ecosystem touted at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference earlier this month with a $90 million infusion into Brisbane, ...

The Lee Health Heart Institute recently hit a significant milestone—the team has performed more than 2,000 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures! The expert team of interventional ...

The UHS Heart & Vascular Institute recently celebrated a significant milestone with the completion of their 1,000th TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) procedure. This achievement is more ...

Carson Tahoe Health has completed its 50th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement procedure. TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure that replaces a narrowed aortic valve without the need for ...

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Geoffrey R. Cousins, MD, FACS, left, and Interventional Cardiologist Jason Schott, DO, mark the 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure performed at Memorial ...

Four cardiology societies issued a joint statement for requirements for centers with existing or new transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) programs, which updates a 2012 statement. The new ...