CATHETER MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC VALVE DISORDERS

Course overview

AORTIC VALVE DISEASE IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON VALVULAR DISORDERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND WORLDWIDE. TRANSCATHETER MANAGEMENT IS EMERGING AS A RELEVANT APPROACH AS IT ALLOWS FOR LESS INVASIVE TREATMENT OF THESE VALVULAR DISEASES WHEN COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL OPEN HEART SURGERY. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE TECHNIQUE OF TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR), ITS INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH AORTIC VALVE DISEASE.