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The risk and extent of neurologic events are equivalent for high-risk patients treated with transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement
Saturday, June 4, 2016
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Source Name: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Neurologic outcomes were evaluated in a randomized trial of TAVR or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for severe AS (750 pts). Stroke occurred about 50% more often in SAVR than TAVR pts at all follow-up time periods, but the differences were not statisticalyl significant. Cognitive changes after stroke were similar between the two groups.
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http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(16)30014-9/fulltext
http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(16)00404-9/fulltext