From the June 2019 issue of Duke Medicine’s Health News (HN)
A Game-Changer for Aortic Stenosis
Two ground-breaking studies suggest that transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a safe and effective alternative to open-heart surgery.
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The days of open-heart surgery to treat aortic valve stenosis may be limited, according to two ground-breaking studies presented at the 2019 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session. Both studies found that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is as effective as open-heart valve replacement surgery in patients with low surgical risk, and it […]