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  • Title: [Quality in aortic valve replacement--how good have hybrid valves have to be?].
    Author: Aicher D, Groesdonk HV, Schäfers HJ.
    Journal: Dtsch Med Wochenschr; 2009 Oct; 134 Suppl 6():S200-2. PubMed ID: 19834841.
    Abstract:
    The current enthusiasm with the development of catheter-based aortic valve replacement suggests a critical appraisal of the quality of conventional techniques. Currently surgical treatment of diseased aortic valves includes different methods that can be employed with a low risk. Risk prediction is difficult, the Euroscore largely overestimates mortality. By comparison, there is no evidence that the risk of implantation is reduced by catheter-based implantation. Specific complications (stroke, AV-block, perivalvular leak) are more frequent compared to conventional replacement. Despite the current enthusiasm over the feasibility of catheter-based implantation of hybrid aortic valves they should still be used cautiously.
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