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“This update was motivated largely by changes in the management of aortic stenosis related to several important, new studies on transcatheter aortic valve replacement showing better outcomes in lower-risk patients as well as in higher-risk patients. We also looked across the spectrum of valvular heart disease and found other updates were needed as well.”
Nishimura et al. (Wed,) studied this question.