ICT&health November 19, 2024
The Catharina Hospital says it is the first time in the Netherlands that a smart wire is being used to improve patient outcomes during aortic valve replacement. That smart wire will replace the standard steel wire used in the TAVR procedure.
In the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) treatment technique, the aortic valve is replaced through the femoral artery (perutaneous). The artificial valve is then guided through the inguinal artery using a catheter and placed in its proper location. That procedure uses a long steel wire over which the artificial valve is slid. That wire is also used to get the heart back into the correct rhythm (pacing).
Smart wire
So that steel wire is now being replaced by a...
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