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New England Journal of Medicine· 2019Q1

Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Low-Risk Patients

Michael J. Mack, Martin B. Leon, Vinod H. Thourani, Raj Makkar et al.

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Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) with a balloon-expandable valve was superior to surgery in low-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, showing a significantly lower rate of death, stroke, or rehospitalization at 1 year (8.5% vs. 15.1%).

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Field: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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