Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Reemplazo percutáneo de válvula aórtica
- Date
- 2002 · confidence high
- Place
- Rouen, France
- Credited to
- Alain Cribier
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is the implantation of a replacement aortic valve through the blood vessels, without open-heart surgery, to treat severe aortic stenosis. The first procedure was performed by cardiologist Alain Cribier on 16 April 2002.
What it led to
- Minimally invasive alternative to open aortic-valve surgery
- Extension of the transcatheter approach to other heart valves
- Reduced risk for elderly or high-surgical-risk patients