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	<title>Adam&#039;s Heart Valve Surgery Blog &#187; Medical Advances</title>
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		<title>Tech Update: SAPIEN Aortic Valve Replacement Shines At S.T.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, the 48th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Meeting (STS) was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During the meeting, cardiac surgeons from around the world gather to discuss the latest strategies for optimal cardiac treatment &#8212; including heart valve repair and heart valve replacement procedures. As our patient and caregiver community is fascinated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Reports Surface About The SAPIEN Aortic Valve Replacement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it&#8230; Some very interesting reports came out about the SAPIEN, a non-invasive aortic valve replacement for patients with aortic stenosis that just received FDA approval for inoperable patients, at the recent Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference in San Francisco. As reported in Medical News, two-year follow-up findings of the PARTNER trial indicate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Valve Summit Video #4: &#8220;Why Are The New Transcatheter Therapies Only For Inoperable Patients?&#8221; Asks Cory</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2011/11/07/transcatheter-sapien-lars-svensson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we learned last Thursday, the FDA just approved the new SAPIEN transcatheter aortic valve replacement for inoperable patients. This exciting announcement has left many patients and caregivers wondering why the SAPIEN is only for inoperable patients in the United States. At the recent Heart Valve Summit, I was able to discuss this important topic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Technology Update: FDA Approves First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Therapy For &#8220;Inoperable&#8221; Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big, big, big, biggggggg news everybody! I just learned that the Edwards SAPIEN Aortic Valve has received FDA approval for &#8220;inoperable&#8221; patients. On the heels of this exciting announcement, there are several implications for patients and caregivers that should be considered. Edwards SAPIEN Heart Valve Replacement First&#8230; This is the first time that a transcatheter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Incredible Opportunity To Learn From Professor Alain Carpentier, The &#8220;Father&#8221; Of Modern Heart Valve Surgery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 17:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a history buff. That said, I was beyond excited to meet Professor Alain Carpentier at the Mitral Conclave. If you did not know, Professor Carpentier is widely regarded as the &#8220;Father&#8221; of modern heart valve surgery. Adam, Professor Alain Carpentier, Dr. David Adams &#38; Dr. Friedrich Mohr After the introduction, I was fortunate to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cardiac Clinic Tour: Dr. Scott Lim Extends MitraClip Competence At The University Of Virginia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I’m fascinated with technology. That said, when I’m invited to see a clinical application of a new heart valve technology, I jump at the opportunity. So, last week, I found myself in a hybrid catheterization laboratory / operating suite at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Scott Lim, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medtronic Gets FDA Approval For CoreValve Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement Trial (Video)</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2010/10/19/corevalve-aortic-valve-replacement-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interest in catheter-based technologies for heart valve repair and heart valve replacement continues to skyrocket. As you have seen, we recently (i) reviewed new data for the SAPIEN aortic valve replacement and (ii) observed a MitraClip case for mitral valve repair. Recently, I learned that Medtronic, one of the leading heart valve manufacturers, received FDA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CoreValve Technology Gets European Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2010/09/09/corevalve-technology-for-valve-treatment-gets-approval-in-europe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As technology for heart valve treatment rapidly advances, we continue to learn more about the roll-out of percutaneous devices for both heart valve repair and heart valve replacement. On Tuesday, Medtronic announced that regulators in the European Union have approved the latest version of its CoreValve heart system. The CoreValve delivery system is designed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cardiac Clinic Tour: Dr. Kar and Dr. Trento Join Forces In MitraClip Study at Cedars-Sinai Hospital</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2010/07/14/dr-saibal-kar-alfredo-trento-mitraclip-cedars-sinai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was extremely lucky to observe Dr. Saibal Kar and his team perform its 103rd MitraClip procedure on a patient with severe mitral regurgitation at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Saibal Kar And Me In The Cath Lab At Cedars-Sinai While I expected to watch the procedure from a gallery – much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgeon Interview: Dr. Husam Balkhy Extends Robotic Surgery To Aortic Valve Replacement</title>
		<link>http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2010/07/07/husam-balkhy-interview-robot-aortic-valve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an exciting time for the medical treatment of diseased heart valves. As demonstrated in prior blogs, unique technologies are rapidly evolving to correct heart valve disorders including aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation. That said, conversations specific to minimally invasive heart valve procedures often stimulate exciting clinical and patient possibilities. Dr. Husam Balkhy – [...]]]></description>
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