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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Main Authors: Jennifer Chen MD, Rebecca T. Hahn MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-03-01
Series:Gender and the Genome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1089/gg.2016.0004