We will place a temporary pacing wire in the heart so we can control the heart rhythm at various times during the TAVR procedure. This will be placed via a vein in the neck area by our ...

The first human TAVR was performed by Dr. Cribier in 2002 ... and expands it by inflating a balloon during rapid ventricular pacing, which is done to temporarily minimize cardiac output and ...

She decided to go for the surgery, and instead of open heart surgery, her doctors recommended a newer, less invasive technique: trans-catheter aortic valve replacement [TAVR]. Doctor Nouri Al ...