TTE Guidance for TAVR

TTE Guidance for TAVR

Guest: Jeremy J. Thaden, M.D. (@JeremyThaden)

Host: Kyle W. Klarich, M.D. (@KyleWKlarich)

Due to a better understanding of valve sizing, deployment of valves coaxially, and technical advances in valves themselves, the majority of surgeries for patients requiring transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) at Mayo Clinic incorporate a transfemoral approach and moderate sedation, guided by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).

Joining us today to discuss transthoracic echocardiographic guidance and a minimally invasive approach to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and TAVR is Jeremy J. Thaden, M.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Specific topics discussed:

• Evolution of the role of transthoracic echocardiography in relation to TAVR
• Transthoracic echocardiographic guidance for patients receiving TAVR, incorporating a transfemoral approach and moderate sedation
• Rates of paravalvular aortic regurgitation risk reduction
• Minimal use of alternative approaches
• Key views for interventional echocardiographers related to paravalvular regurgitation imaging post-TAVR
• Mitral valve complications
• Other imaging for TAVR guidance
• Gradients in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and TAVR following procedures

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