Superior survival with transcatheter core valve over surgery in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis: good news for the Heart Team

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2014 Jun;15(4):191-2. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2014.05.002.

Authors

Ricardo O Escarcéga¹, Ron Waksman²

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
² Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: ron.waksman@medstar.net.

PMID: 24952682
DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2014.05.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / physiopathology*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / mortality
Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Cardiac Catheterization / mortality
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / mortality
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Hemodynamics
Humans
Patient Care Team*
Patient Selection
Prosthesis Design
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome