Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients

R. Smith, Craig; B. Leon, Martin; J. Mack, Michael; Craig Miller, D.; W. Moses, Jeffrey; G. Svensson, Lars; Murat Tuzcu, E.; G. Webb, John; P. Fontana, Gregory; Makkar, Raj; Williams, Mathew; Dewey, Todd; Kapadia, Samir; Babaliaros, Vasilis; H. Thourani, Vinod; J. Corso, Paul; D. Pichard, Augusto; E. Bavaria, Joseph; C. Herrmann, Howard; J. Akin, Jodi; N. Anderson, William; Wang, Duolao; Pocock, Stuart

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1103510

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Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 5, 2011

Authors:

Craig R. Smith

Martin B. Leon

Michael J. Mack

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The use of transcatheter aortic-valve replacement has been shown to reduce mortality among high-risk patients with aortic stenosis who are not candidates for surgical replacement. However, the two procedures have not been compared in a randomized trial involving high-risk patients who ar...

Subject

Medicine

Valve replacement

Stenosis

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