Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: results of a new therapeutic option for high surgical risk aortic stenosis

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and unacceptably high surgical risk. We present our first two years' experience with TAVI. A total of 76 AS patients were evaluated for TAVI and 23...

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Published in:	Revista portuguesa de cardiologia Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 143 - 149
Main Authors:	Salinas, Pablo, Moreno, Raul, Calvo, Luis, Dobarro, David, Jiménez-Valero, Santiago, Sánchez-Recalde, Angel, Gaçeote, Guillermo, Riera, Luis, González Montalvo, Juan-Ignacio, Plaza, Ignacio, Mariscal, Francisco, Gonzalez-Davia, Rosa, López, Teresa, Moreno, Mar, Alvarez, Arturo, Cuesta, Emilio, Garzon, Gonzalo, Filgueiras, David, Moreno-Gomez, Isidro, Mesa, Jose-María, López-Sendon, Jose-Luis
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Portugal 01-02-2012
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery Cardiac Catheterization Female Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods Humans Male Prospective Studies Prosthesis Design Risk Factors
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