TAVI in patients unsuitable for surgery: a prognostic benefit for all?

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¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital/King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: olaf.wendler@nhs.net.
² Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital/King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom.

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Olaf Wendler et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014.

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. 2014 Mar 11;63(9):912-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.049. Epub 2013 Oct 23.

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital/King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: olaf.wendler@nhs.net.
² Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital/King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom.

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Keywords: TAVI; TAVR; inoperability; inoperable; transcatheter valve.

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