Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis: Pat Garrett versus Billy the Kid?

Giovanni A Chiariello^{1

2}, Enrico Romagnoli¹, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai^{3

4}, Giacomo Frati^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Sciences Department, Agostino Gemelli Foundation Polyclinic IRCSS, Rome, Italy.
² Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.
⁴ Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy.
⁵ IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy.

Editorial

Giovanni A Chiariello et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022.

. 2022 May 2;61(5):988-989.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab528.

Giovanni A Chiariello^{1

2}, Enrico Romagnoli¹, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai^{3

4}, Giacomo Frati^{3

5}

¹ Cardiovascular Sciences Department, Agostino Gemelli Foundation Polyclinic IRCSS, Rome, Italy.
² Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.
⁴ Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy.
⁵ IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic stenosis; Surgical aortic valve replacement; Transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Comment on

Five-year outcomes in trials comparing transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement: a pooled meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data.
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