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In just more than a decade since the first patients were enrolled in the PARTNER I trial, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become the treatment of choice for elderly high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Robust randomized trial data from intermediate-risk patient cohorts also support the net superiority of TAVI when undertaken via femoral approach. As the focus now moves to evidence-based treatment of low-risk patients, ongoing trials must address a number of key differentiating features that uniquely define this group of often-younger patients with fewer comorbidities and longer life expectancy. This chapter focuses on the clinical and procedural challenges associated with the percutaneous treatment of the large low-risk cohort of patients with severe aortic stenosis.
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Roy, A.K., Prendergast, B. (2019). Focus on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Low-Risk Patients. In: Giordano, A., Biondi-Zoccai, G., Frati, G. (eds) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05912-5_47
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