Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients

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Authors

Craig R. Smith · Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Martin B. Leon · NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

Michael J. Mack · Baylor Scott & White Health

D. Craig Miller · Palo Alto University

Jeffrey W. Moses · New York Hospital Queens

Lars G. Svensson · Cleveland Clinic

E. Murat Tuzcu

Abstract

In high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, transcatheter and surgical procedures for aortic-valve replacement were associated with similar rates of survival at 1 year, although there were important differences in periprocedural risks. (Funded by Edwards Lifesciences; Clinical Trials.gov number, NCT00530894.).

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 364, Issue 23, pp. 2187-2198

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1103510

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