Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): the hype and the hope

Tex Heart Inst J. 2013;40(3):298-301.
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Keywords: Aortic valve stenosis/therapy; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; calcinosis; cardiac catheterization; clinical trials as topic; female; male; sex factors; stroke/etiology; treatment outcome.

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / pathology*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / mortality
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
  • Bioprosthesis
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis
  • Calcinosis / mortality
  • Calcinosis / therapy*
  • Cardiac Catheterization* / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
  • Cardiac Catheterization* / mortality
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / mortality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Supplementary concepts

  • Aortic Valve, Calcification of