224 * what is the best surgical strategy for aortic disease in redo scenarios? a comparison between traditional aortic valve replacement and transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation from two real-world multicentre surgical registries

Conclusion: Outcome differences between RAVR and TaTAVI in redo scenarios reflect methodological differences and different baseline risk-profiles. Propensity-matched patients show comparable outcome data, which slightly favour TaTAVI.

Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - September 23, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Onorati, F. E., D'Onofrio, A., Gerosa, G., Faggian, G. Tags: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: The treatment of choice Source Type: research