What has changed in surgical treatment of severe aortic stenosis with the advent of percutaneous intervention?

Introduction and Objective: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative therapeutic approach to patients not considered suitable for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) due to their high operative risk. We sought to assess the impact of TAVI on the profile and operative res...

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Main Authors: Eulália Pereira, Guida Silva, Daniel Caeiro, Marlene Fonseca, Francisco Sampaio, Conceição Fonseca, João Primo, Lino Simões, Luís Vouga, Vasco Gama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913001827