Advances in valve replacement

Aortic valve replacement is becoming more common with almost 5,000 aortic valve replacements being carried out on the NHS in England between April 2011 and April 2012. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established alternative to surgical valve replacement in the management of calcified severe aortic stenosis in those with co-morbidities or adverse features (advanced age, impaired left ventricular function), or in those where...

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