Archives of cardiovascular diseases
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Arch Cardiovasc Dis · Mar 2019
Comparative StudyEvolution of chronic kidney disease after surgical aortic valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Immediate improvement in kidney function has been reported after surgical aortic valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Long-term data, however, are not available. ⋯ Aortic valve replacement, whether by surgical aortic valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve implantation, improved estimated glomerular filtration rate at 1 year in more than half of patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3b-5.