{"id":7396,"date":"2025-06-25T16:56:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=7396"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:56:04","slug":"following-a-standard-tavr-protocol-leads-to-better-patient-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/following-a-standard-tavr-protocol-leads-to-better-patient-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Following a Standard TAVR Protocol Leads to Better Patient Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Following a Standard TAVR Protocol Leads to Better Patient Outcomes<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Date: The article was highlighted on June 2, 2025<\/div>\n<div>Source: JSCAI \u2013 Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography &amp; Interventions<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Key Takeaways :<\/div>\n<div><span> 1. What\u2019s the Study About?<\/span><\/div>\n<div>A global study looked at over 600 patients who received a TAVR valve between 2019 and 2023 at 50 hospitals. All patients received the Evolut PRO or PRO+ valve by Medtronic.<\/div>\n<div><span> 2. Why Is It Important?<\/span><\/div>\n<div>When doctors followed a simple, step-by-step protocol during the procedure\u2014especially using the Cusp Overlap Technique (COT)\u2014patients had fewer complications, and fewer needed permanent pacemakers.<\/div>\n<div><span> 3. Better Results When the Protocol Was Followed:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Death after 30 days: 0.8%<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Serious stroke: 1.7%<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Pacemaker need:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 6.4% when protocol was followed<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 18.5% when it wasn\u2019t<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Hospital stay: Average of 2 days<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Minimal valve leakage in most patients<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 4. Helpful Techniques:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Using a specific guidewire (Lunderquist wire) also helped reduce complications.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 5. Why It Matters:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>The study showed that a standardized approach works in hospitals across different countries. It\u2019s not complicated\u2014but it makes a big difference in patient safety.<\/div>\n<div><span> 6. Quote from the Authors:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhen cardiologists stick to these essential steps, the results are consistent and much safer for patients.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Bottom Line:<\/div>\n<div>TAVR works best when done with care and consistency. This study proves that simple, unified protocols lead to better outcomes for heart patients around the world.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jscai.org\/article\/S2772-9303(25)00957-3\/fulltext\">https:\/\/www.jscai.org\/article\/S2772-9303(25)00957-3\/fulltext<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a Standard TAVR Protocol Leads to Better Patient Outcomes Date: The article was highlighted on June 2, 2025 Source: JSCAI \u2013 Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography &amp; Interventions Key Takeaways : 1. What\u2019s the Study About? A global study looked at over 600 patients who received a TAVR valve between 2019 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7400,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7396\/revisions\/7400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}