Study examines effectiveness, safety of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in US

Michael J. Mack, M.D., of the Baylor Health Care System, Plano, Texas, and colleagues describe the experience in the US with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), including patient selection, procedural details, and in-hospital and 30-day outcomes following TAVR, a less invasive procedure than open heart-valve surgery for replacing the aortic valve in the heart.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-11/tjn…