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In ‐hospital outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in non‐teaching hospitals
ConclusionsTAVR conferred similar in ‐hospital mortality and major peri‐procedural complications compared with SAVR in non‐teaching hospitals. For those with limited access to teaching hospitals, non‐teaching hospitals appear to be a reasonable option for candidates of aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis.
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - November 8, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tomo Ando, Oluwole Adegbala, Pedro A. Villablanca, Alexandros Briasoulis, Hisato Takagi, Cindy L. Grines, Theodore Schreiber, Tamim Nazif, Susheel Kodali, Luis Afonso Tags: VALVULAR AND STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASES Source Type: research

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale for secondary prevention of ischemic stroke: Quantitative synthesis of pooled randomized trial data
ConclusionsBased on the results of this analysis of randomized trial data, percutaneous PFO closure appears to be a safe and effective therapeutic option for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke in patients with PFO and cryptogenic stroke.
Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - January 14, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Abdul Hakeem, Mehmet Cilingiroglu, Angelos Katramados, Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas, Cezar Iliescu, Betul Gundogdu, Konstantinos Marmagkiolis Tags: VALVULAR AND STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASES Source Type: research