Conventional versus Transapical Aortic Valve Replacement: Is It Time for Shift in Indications?

Conclusion For high-risk patients, the TAVI procedure is comparable with conventional AVR, but is not advantageous. These results do not support the expansion of TAVI to low- or intermediate-risk patients. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - August 11, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Baumbach, Hardy Ahad, Samir Rustenbach, Christian Hill, Stephan Sch äufele, Tim Wachter, Kristina Franke, Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: research