In this article, Thourani et al present the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in low- and intermediate-risk patients: A meta-analysis of randomized and propensity-matched studies. The authors conclude with the importance of a multidisciplinary heart team in taking into account each patient and their characteristics and weighing the risk and benefits of TAVR vs. SAVR.
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The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Propensity-Matched Studies
Submitted by: Jessica Luc
Source: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
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Author(s): Vinod H. Thourani, MD, J. James Edelman, MD, PhD, Sari D. Holmes, PhD, Tom C. Nguyen, MD, John Carroll, MD, Michael J. Mack, MD, Samir Kapadia, MD, Gilbert H. L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA, Susheel Kodali, MD, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, Christopher U. Meduri, MD, Jessica Forcillo, MD-MSc, MPH, FRCSC, Francis D. Ferdinand, MD, Gregory Fontana, MD, Piotr Suwalski, MD, Bob Kiaii, MD, Husam Balkhy, MD, Joerg Kempfert, MD, Anson Cheung, MD, Michael A. Borger, MD, Michael Reardon, MD, Martin B. Leon, MD, Jeffrey J. Popma, MD, Niv Ad, MD
