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SUBMITTER: Arshi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7724072 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of cardiothoracic surgery 20201101 6
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS). Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with severe AS. As the indications for TAVR extend to lower risk patients with longer life expectancy and as CAD is a progressive condition, coronary angiography will become increasingly common in patients who have had a previous TAVR. Coronary artery re-access after TAVR may b ...[more]