Emergency bailout surgery saves lives in high-risk patients with complications after TAVR.

Nicolas Combaret Nicolas d'OstrevyAndrea InnortaPascal MotreffRomain EschalierGuillaume ClerfondBruno PereiraGéraud Souteyrand

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)

In TAVR patients initially contraindicated for surgery, emergency bailout surgery could be performed successfully with all patients discharged alive. Access to on-site heart surgery represents a life-saving resource for TAVR centers.

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