Aortic Valve Update

By Ted E. Feldman, MD, FSCAI, Chief Medical Editor

Letters

2012 PARTNER Trial Update

A review of the data that are currently available, as well as the issues that will be addressed in the next iteration of the PARTNER trial.

By D. Scott Lim, MD

TAVR Using CoreValve

World experience and an update of the United States pivotal trial.

By Peter S. Fail, MD, FACC, FACP; Edgar Feinberg, MD, FACS; and Gary Chaisson, RTR, RICA

Transapical TAVR Devices

An era of rapid evolution in transcatheter aortic valve replacement technology.

By Michael A. Borger, MD, PhD; Joerg Seeburger, MD, PhD; Johannes Blumenstein, MD; David M. Holzhey, MD, PhD; and Friedrich W. Mohr, MD, PhD

Alternate Access Approaches for Self-Expanding TAVR Devices

Developing transcatheter aortic valve replacement technology will allow treatment for a broader spectrum of patient anatomies.

By Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, MD; Carl Schultz, MD, PhD; Hafid Amrane, MD; and Peter P. de Jaegere, MD, PhD

Direct Flow Valve

A look at the future of percutaneous valve replacement.

By Jeffrey Southard, MD, and Reginald Low, MD

Lotus Valve

A look at the future of percutaneous valve replacement.

By Ian T. Meredith, MBBS, PhD; Kristin L. Hood, PhD; Dominic J. Allocco, MD; and Keith D. Dawkins, MD

Portico Valve

A look at the future of percutaneous valve replacement.

By Luis Nombela-Franco, MD; Michael Mok, MBBS, FRACP; Robert De Larochellière, MD; and Josep Rodés-Cabau, MD

Stent Thrombosis With Drug-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents

Changing trends in the evolution of DES technology.

By Usman S. Khokhar, MD, and Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc

Innovations

An Interview With Jennifer A. Tremmel, MD, MS

The Clinical Director of Women's Heart Health at Stanford University Medical Center discusses the latest on transradial intervention and her research on sex differences in cardiac patients.