PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Parry, Nicola
ED  - Chacko, Matthews
TI  - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Effective for Severe Aortic Stenosis
DP  - 2013 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 16--17
VI  - 13
IP  - 14
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/14/16.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/14/16.full
AB  - This article presented data from an international multicenter study to evaluate a cardiac valve designed for placement without the need for a median sternotomy. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) performed as well as surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), and improved survival at 1 and 2 years compared with medical management in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). The Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valve trial [PARTNER; Leon MB et al. N Engl J Med 2010] was designed to investigate the safety and effectiveness of TAVR in patients with severe AS.