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Open issues in transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Monday, August 18, 2014

Submitted by

Stuart Head

Source

Source Name: European Heart Journal

Source URL: http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/07/25/eurheartj.ehu256.fu…

Author(s)

Jeroen J. Bax, Victoria Delgado, Vinayak Bapat, Helmut Baumgartner, Jean P. Collet, Raimund Erbel, Christian Hamm, Arie P. Kappetein, Jonathon Leipsic, Martin B. Leon, Philip MacCarthy, Nicolo Piazza, Philippe Pibarot, William C. Roberts, Josep Rodés-Cabau, Patrick W. Serruys, Martyn Thomas, Alec Vahanian, John Webb, Jose Luis Zamorano, and Stephan Windecker

In a two-part review, Bax and many other authorities on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) provide an extensive overview of the open issues related to patient selection, treatment strategy, and procedural aspects that will help further improve outcomes after TAVI.