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Editorial
. 2017 Jun;9(6):1432-1436.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.05.67.

Rapid adoption of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in intermediate- and high-risk patients to treat severe aortic valve stenosis

Sigitas Cesna  1   2 , Ole De Backer  2 , Lars Søndergaard  2
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Editorial

Rapid adoption of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in intermediate- and high-risk patients to treat severe aortic valve stenosis

Sigitas Cesna et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Jun.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
All-cause mortality rates in different randomized controlled TAVR trials. Mortality rates at 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years of follow-up for the different treatment groups, as reported in different randomized controlled TAVR trials—based on Kaplan Meier analysis. IM, intermediate; Med, standard medical treatment; SAVR, surgical aortic valve treatment; TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Estimated TAVR volume worldwide—based on Credit Suisse TAVI Comment, January 8th 2015. EU, European union; ROW, rest of the world; USA, United States of America.
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