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Aortic Stenosis, TAVRs, and Code Status: A Podcast with Gwen Bernacki and Ashok Krishnaswami
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the treatment of valvular heart disease for patients with severe aortic stenosis, a condition that affects one in ten adults older than the age of 80. The rates of TAVR have also risen dramatically in the last decade. In 2019, the number of TAVRs exceeded surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in the US for the first time.
On today's podcast we talk with two amazing cardiologists and researchers - Gwen Bernacki and Ashok Krishnaswami - about TAVRs in the elderly, including what it is, who gets it, and what the outcomes and…
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