Present and future economic impact of transcatheter aortic valve replacement on the Portuguese national healthcare system

Introduction: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has changed the treatment paradigm of severe aortic stenosis (AS). Nevertheless, in Portugal the penetration rate of TAVR is still very low and there is a paucity of data regarding its economic impact on the Portuguese healthcare system. Ai...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho, Cláudio Guerreiro, Eduardo Infante Oliveira, Pedro Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204920303172