Tuesday, September 3, 2013

TAVI is Less Fatal in Women Than in Men

New evidence indicates that the gender of a patient influences the outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Dr Sherif said: "Earlier studies on the impact of gender on outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have had conflicting results. A Canadian study reported in 641 consecutive patients that female sex is associated with a better long-term and short-term survival after TAVI.1 An Italian study of 305 high risk patients ...

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