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Transcatheter valve replacement offers a less invasive alternative for elderly, high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, with early 30-day mortality around 10% to 12% in initial case series.
Should not yet change practice in severe aortic stenosis; leaves open need for randomized trials on selection and durability.
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Chu et al. (2010) conducted a review in Severe aortic stenosis. Transcatheter heart-valve replacement was evaluated. Transcatheter valve replacement offers a less invasive alternative for elderly, high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, with early 30-day mortality around 10% to 12% in initial case series.
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