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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Surgeon’s View

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Conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) via a traditional sternotomy with cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamping has been the only therapeutic option for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and, hence, the gold standard for treatment. With the introduction of minimally invasive SAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and now combined hybrid surgical-transcatheter approaches, alternative therapies for the complex AS patient are available. Furthermore, the ability to better evaluate this population and guide procedures using multimodality imaging has developed. Many challenges remain, but it is clear that with a multidisciplinary approach that includes the collaboration of cardiac surgeons, interventionalists, and imaging specialists, care to this challenging patient population will continue to evolve.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute-North Shore/LIJ Health System, 130 East 77th Street, 9th Floor Black Hall, New York, NY, 10021-10075, USA

    Gregory P. Fontana MD

  2. Department of Cardiology, Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute-North Shore/LIJ Health System, 130 East 77th Street, 9th Floor Black Hall, New York, NY, 10075, USA

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Fontana, G.P., Ruiz, C.E., Kliger, C. (2014). Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Surgeon’s View. In: Min, J., Berman, D., Leipsic, J. (eds) Multimodality Imaging for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2798-7_5

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