Prosthetic Valve Mismatches Common in Transcatheter Valve Replacement Procedure, Increasing Risk of Death
UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release:
In the largest multi-institutional study to date, led by researchers from Penn Medicine, the team found that among patients who underwent a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a high number experienced severe and moderate cases of prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM)--meaning the implanted heart valve is too small for the patient which ca . . .
In the largest multi-institutional study to date, led by researchers from Penn Medicine, the team found that among patients who underwent a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a high number experienced severe and moderate cases of prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM)--meaning the implanted heart valve is too small for the patient which ca . . .