Journal article
Clinical practice guideline for transcatheter versus surgical valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis in Latin America
Abstract
In elderly (75 years or older) patients living in Latin America with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis candidates for transfemoral approach, the panel suggests the use of transcatheter aortic valve implant (TAVI) over surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). This is a conditional recommendation, based on moderate certainty in the evidence (⨁⨁⨁Ο).This recommendation does not apply to patients in which there is a standard of care, like TAVI for …
Authors
Lamelas P; Ragusa MA; Bagur R; Jaffer I; Ribeiro H; Baranchuk A; Wyss F; Liprandi AS; Olivares G; Arrais M
Journal
Heart, Vol. 107, No. 18, pp. 1450–1457
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
September 2021
DOI
10.1136/heartjnl-2021-319489
ISSN
1355-6037