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Functional assessment of coronary artery disease in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a review

Heart BMJ

A significant proportion of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD). The best way to treat these patients is contentious.

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A NOTIONal truth : Surgical AVR deteriorates faster than TAVI, for some mysterious reasons!

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

No doubt ,the Aortic interventional world is applauding and everyone is joining the party. Did the trial compared best practices of TAVI & SAVR ? Apart from valve size aortic annular enlargement before SAVR was not done in majority, there by enhancing the gradient and valve mis-match.(Note Flow is physiology.