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TAVR Meaning

The TAVR meaning is "Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement". The TAVR abbreviation has 1 different full form.

TAVR Full Forms

  1. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a procedure that replaces a diseased aortic valve with a man-made valve. Aortic valve replacement can also be performed with open-heart surgery; this procedure is surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Aortic valve controls blood flow from your heart to your body. If your valve becomes stiff, you have a condition called aortic stenosis. Heart may have to work too hard to pump blood through the small valve opening to the rest of your body. This may lead to increasing heart failure.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  1. What does TAVR stand for?

    TAVR stands for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

  2. What is the shortened form of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement?

    The short form of "Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement" is TAVR.

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TAVR. Acronym24.com. (2021, July 5). Retrieved May 11, 2024 from https://acronym24.com/tavr-meaning/

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