Will Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) be the Primary Therapy for Aortic Stenosis?
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly used for the treatment of high or very high surgical risk patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) or failing surgical bioprosthesis (valve-in-valve, VIV-TAVR). In TAVR, the collapsed transcatheter heart valve (THV) is introduced using t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-05-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/cvia/2016/00000001/00000003/art00006 |