NMC Grand Rounds: Emerging Advances in the Treatment of Aortic Stenosis: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Natividad Medical Center 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, United StatesBialal M. Shafi, MDCardiothoracic SurgeryPalo Alto Medical FoundationMedical Group Presented by: Bialal M. Shafi, MD Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), sometimes referred to as transcatheter valve implantation (TAVI), was developed as an alternative for patients who require an aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis, but are not eligible for the conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Many patients diagnosed with …