Should high risk patients with concomitant severe aortic stenosis and mitral valve disease undergo double valve surgery in the TAVR era?

Should high risk patients with concomitant severe aortic stenosis and mitral valve disease undergo double valve surgery in the TAVR era?

Abstract Background Significant mitral regurgitation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with increased mortality. The aim of this study is to determine if surgical correction of both aortic and mitral valves in high risk patients with concomitant valvu...

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Main Authors: Pey-Jen Yu, Allan Mattia, Hugh A. Cassiere, Rick Esposito, Frank Manetta, Nina Kohn, Alan R. Hartman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Aortic stenosis
Aortic valve surgery
Mitral valve surgery
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0688-z

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