Sex-Related Differences in the Physiology, Risk, and Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a less-invasive alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for the management of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis in patients with inoperable, high, or intermediate surgical risk. Females undergoing TAVR exhibit distinct physiology and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-03-01
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Series: | Gender and the Genome |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1089/gg.2016.0004 |