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PARTNER 2A: TAVI Not Inferior to Surgery in Intermediate Risk Patients

PARTNER 2A: TAVI Not Inferior to Surgery in Intermediate Risk Patients

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) with the new generation balloon expandable valve is at least as good as surgery in intermediate risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. For those that can be accessedfemorally, TAVI seems even better than surgery. In all, 2032 intermediate risk patients were randomized in 57 centers to TAVI with Sapien

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