EARLY FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT POST-TAVR WITH THE EDWARDS SAPIEN TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV): IS AFTERLOAD REDUCTION ALL THAT MATTERS?

Background Superiority of TAVR has been demonstrated in inoperable patients with symptomatic severe AS over conservative therapy and is non-inferior to surgical AVR in high-risk operative candidates.

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013-03, Vol.61 (10), p.E875-E875
Main Authors: Chong, Adrian A, Lawati, Hatim Al, Chisholm, Robert, Peterson, Mark, Cheema, Asim, Latter, David A, Logghe, Karey, Leong-Poi, Howard, Edwards, Jeremy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Internal Medicine
Laboratories
Medical research
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Summary:Background Superiority of TAVR has been demonstrated in inoperable patients with symptomatic severe AS over conservative therapy and is non-inferior to surgical AVR in high-risk operative candidates.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60875-X