Impact of previous cardiac surgery with sternotomy on clinical outcomes and quality of life after transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic stenosis.

CONCLUSIONS: TAVI seems to be a safe and effective technique for the treatment of severe AS in patients with previous cardiac surgery. PMID: 29350385 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350385?dopt=Abstract

Source: Polish Heart Journal - January 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tokarek T, Dziewierz A, Bagienski M, Rzeszutko L, Sorysz D, Kleczynski P, Dudek D Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research