The devices, designed to provide temporary support to a patient's left ventricle, have been associated with a long list of issues in recent months. 

The study, based on STS/ACC registry data, represents a collaboration between several leading TAVR specialists. 

The Orlando-based management group has expanded its footprint in the Sunshine State yet again.

It could cost more than $1 million just to avoid a single heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death, researchers wrote. 

Temporary changes in cognition, including disorganized thinking, are seen in a significant number of patients following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. 

Purvi Parwani, MD, discussed the trend toward multimodality imaging for heart failure management. All modalities have their own weaknesses, she explained. 

This represents the latest iteration of the Watchman technology, which was first approved by the FDA back in 2020. 

Researchers explored data from more than 2,300 patients, categorizing all bleeding events based on updated VARC-3 definitions. The team's final analysis was published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.