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ACC 2024

ACC 2024 | SMART Trial: Self-Expanding or Balloon-Expandable TAVR in Patients with Small Aortic Annulus

ACC 2024 | SMART Trial: Self-Expanding or Balloon-Expandable TAVR in Patients with Small Aortic Annulus

Patients with severe aortic stenosis and a small aortic annulus face an increased risk of deteriorated valvular hemodynamic performance and adverse cardiovascular clinical outcomes after undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). This study, a prospective multicenter randomized trial, aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of two types of valves: the supra-annular self-expanding EVOLUT (SEV)

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