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Aortic valve surgery in the UK, trends in activity and outcomes from a 15-year complete national series.

Max BaghaiOlaf WendlerStuart W GrantAndrew T GoodwinTrivedi UdaySimon KendallDavid P Jenkins
Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
This study demonstrates that despite an increase in patient risk profile, there has been a consistent reduction in in-hospital mortality within all aortic valve surgery procedures performed in the UK over a 15-year period. Increasing catheter-based interventions have not yet resulted in a significant decrease in surgical aortic valve replacements in the UK.
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