New Heart Device for High Risk Patients

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In November, a heart valve replacement device received FDA approval that cardiologists and cardiac surgeons say could be a huge breakthrough in how they repair calcified heart valves in high risk patients. The buzz surrounding the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) allows doctors to replace a heart valve by inserting it through a catheter into the heart.