Transcatheter aortic valve implantation 10-year anniversary: Review of current evidence and clinical implications

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2388-2400

  Généreux, Philippe ^a,b   Head, Stuart J ^c   Wood, David A ^d   Kodali, Susheel K ^a   Williams, Mathew R ^a   Paradis, Jean Michel ^a   Spaziano, Marco ^b   Kappetein, A Pieter ^c   Webb, John G ^d   Cribier, Alain ^e   Leon, Martin B ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; TAVI; TAVR

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPLANT REGISTRY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867326319     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs220     Document Type: Review

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