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Valve-in-Valve: Good Evolution at Long-Term

Valve-in-Valve: Good Evolution at Long-Term

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. In the last decades, there has been a marked increase in the use bioprosthetic valves in aortic position given their benefits over mechanical valves. However, long term follow-up has shown structural valve degeneration (SVD). Given the risk of a second surgery after TAVR, valve-in-valve (ViV) has been on the rise,

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