March 11, 2008Circulation
Percutaneous and Minimally Invasive Valve Procedures
Population
Patients with valvular heart disease
Comparison
Percutaneous and minimally invasive valve… vs Existing standards of care
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May transform valvular care with less invasive options; leaves open need for rigorous prospective validation before adoption.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients with valvular heart disease
I
Intervention
Percutaneous and minimally invasive valve procedures
C
Comparator
Existing standards of care (traditional surgical therapy)
Percutaneous and minimally invasive valve therapies are expected to have a major impact on the management of valvular heart disease, though they currently require careful validation.
Cite This Study
Rosengart et al. (2008) studied this question.