What is the latest on TAVR for **Bi-Cuspid Aortic Valves**? A few years ago, Bi-Cuspid were EXCLUDED from TAVR but the landscape is rapidly changing and ...Read more
What is the latest on TAVR for **Bi-Cuspid Aortic Valves**? A few years ago, Bi-Cuspid were EXCLUDED from TAVR but the landscape is rapidly changing and there are indications from clinical trials that TAVR can also be used on Bi-Cuspid Aortic Valve patients...I really want to avoid invasive surgery and go for the minimally invasive TAVR... I am covered by Medi-Care which I suspect only approves surgical replacement as TAVR is still unproven for Bi-Cuspid... Does anyone have experience with Medi-Care or Medi-Cal covering TAVR for younger low-risk-for-surgery patients? (I am age 62).
My understanding is that at age 65, either SAVR or TAVR will be approved by MediCare. But I am age 62 and do not qualify.
John Cook I think TAVR is currently approved for bicuspid replacement - there are studies on it.
However, TAVR is an option for valve stenosis and the majority of people with bicuspid valves develop regurgitation and aneurysms instead.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure used to replace a damaged aortic valve with a prosthetic valve. TAVR has exceeded surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) due to shorter procedures and recovery times. ...
A few years ago, Bi-Cuspid were EXCLUDED from TAVR but the landscape is rapidly changing and ...Read more
A few years ago, Bi-Cuspid were EXCLUDED from TAVR but the landscape is rapidly changing and there are indications from clinical trials that TAVR can also be used on Bi-Cuspid Aortic Valve patients...I really want to avoid invasive surgery and go for the minimally invasive TAVR... I am covered by Medi-Care which I suspect only approves surgical replacement as TAVR is still unproven for Bi-Cuspid... Does anyone have experience with Medi-Care or Medi-Cal covering TAVR for younger low-risk-for-surgery patients? (I am age 62).
My understanding is that at age 65, either SAVR or TAVR will be approved by MediCare. But I am age 62 and do not qualify.
However, TAVR is an option for valve stenosis and the majority of people with bicuspid valves develop regurgitation and aneurysms instead.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11870031/
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However, TAVR is an option for valve stenosis and the majority of people with bicuspid valves develop regurgitation and aneurysms instead.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11870031/