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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Compared With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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CTSNet Staff

Source

Source Name: Circulation: Cardiovascular Intervention

Source URL: http://circinterventions.ahajournals.org/content/9/5/e003326.abstract?sid=10c879…

Author(s)

Stefano Rosato, Francesco Santini, Marco Barbanti, Fausto Biancari, Paola D’Arrigo, Francesco Onorati, et al

This prospective study showed that surgical aortic valve replacement and TAVI can be performed in patients with EuroSCORE <4% with similar 30-day mortality rates. Surgical aortic valve replacement had significantly better 3-year outcome than TAVI. These data suggest that expanding the use of TAVI in low-risk patients may not be justified.