Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Nov 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyClinical outcomes of patients with severe aortic stenosis at increased surgical risk according to treatment modality.
The aim of this study was to assess the role of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) compared with medical treatment (MT) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at increased surgical risk. ⋯ Among patients with severe AS with increased surgical risk, SAVR and TAVI improve survival and symptoms compared with MT. Clinical outcomes of TAVI and SAVR seem similar among carefully selected patients with severe symptomatic AS at increased risk.