%0 Journal Article
%T Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Health Technology Assessment
%A Health Quality Ontario
%J Archive of "Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series".
%D 2016
%X Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is the gold standard for treating aortic valve stenosis. It is a major operation that requires sternotomy and the use of a heart-lung bypass machine, but in appropriately selected patients with symptomatic, severe aortic valve stenosis, the benefits of SAVR usually outweigh the harms. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a less invasive procedure that allows an artificial valve to be implanted over the poorly functioning valve
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5156845/