Mechanisms and management of TAVR-related complications

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Major complications occur in one-third of patients during the month after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) Adequate patient screening and selection, using a 'heart team' approach and multimodality imaging, is important for the prevention of TAVR-related complications Complications should be anticipated during a multidisciplinary evaluation before TAVR, to enable prompt recognition and management should such events occur during the procedure The TAVR team should always be ready to perform immediate percutaneous or surgical rescue interventions in the event of serious TAVR-related complications Growing operator experience and upcoming technological refinements will reduce the incidence of TAVR-related complications in the future

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