Why the study?
Does transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation provide a viable alternative to repeat cardiac surgery in patients with failing surgical aortic bioprostheses?
Does transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation provide a viable alternative to repeat cardiac surgery in patients with failing surgical aortic bioprostheses?
Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation is reviewed as a less invasive alternative to repeat cardiac surgery for patients with failed surgical aortic bioprostheses.
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May offer less invasive option in select high-risk patients; leaves open need for randomized trials versus redo surgery.
Dvir et al. (2015) studied this question.
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