Value of observational studies in the outcome evaluation of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement

Fausto Biancari¹, Timo Mäkikallio², Paola D'Errigo³, Gianluca Polvani^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Medicine, South-Karelia Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Lappeenranta, Finland.
³ National Center Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

Editorial

Fausto Biancari et al. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2024.

. 2024 Dec 3;39(6):ivae198.

doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivae198.

Fausto Biancari¹, Timo Mäkikallio², Paola D'Errigo³, Gianluca Polvani^{1

4}

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Medicine, South-Karelia Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Lappeenranta, Finland.
³ National Center Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve replacement; Aortic valve stenosis; Low-risk; Transcatheter.

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