Peripheral access size evaluation in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Background/aim: Peripheral access vessel dimensions in the general patient population screened for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can offer insight into the indications for pre-TAVR computed tomography angiography (CTA) assessment. We seek to determine peripheral access vessel sizes in patients screened for TAVR and association with patient characteristics.

Materials And Methods: All patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis screened for TAVR at a high-volume center from April 2012 to March 2019 were retrospectively reviewed.

Alternate accesses for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A network meta-analysis.

Background: When transfemoral (TF) access is contraindicated in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), alternate access strategies are considered. The choice of one alternate access over the other remains controversial.

Methods: Following a comprehensive literature search, studies comparing any combination of TF, transapical (TA), transaortic (TAo), transcarotid (TC), and trans-subclavian (TS) TAVR were identified.

Financial Associations Between Authors of Commentaries on Randomized Clinical Trials of Invasive Cardiovascular Interventions and Trial Sponsors.

This cross-sectional study examines the financial associations between authors of commentaries on randomized clinical trials of invasive cardiovascular interventions and trial sponsors, and whether the financial associations were disclosed.

Analysis of Physician Use of Social Media.

This cross-sectional study assesses social media presence, activity, followers, and research activity among physicians from different surgical and medical specialties at top-rated US hospitals.