Consenso de especialistas sobre o implante por cateter de biopróteses valvares para o tratamento da estenose aórtica de alto risco cirúrgico: relato da Sociedade Brasileira de Hemodinâmica e Cardiologia Intervencionista

Fábio Sândoli de Brito Júnior, Pedro Alves Lemos Neto, Dimytri Siqueira, Rogério Sarmento-Leite, José Armando Mangione, Luiz Antonio Carvalho, Alexandre Abizaid, Deborah C. Nercolini, Marco A. Perin, Marcelo Queiroga, Maurício de Rezende Barbosa, Eberhard Grube (+1 others)
2011 Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva  
Surgical replacement of the aortic valve is the therapy of choice for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. However, surgical risk increases significantly with age and with the association of comorbidities. In this clinical context, transcatheter aortic-valve implantation must be considered as a valid and effective therapeutic alternative. The purpose of this Consensus is to provide a critical review of all the evidence and recent advances related to transcatheter aorticvalve
more » ... ation and summarize the current state of the art, in order to better guide therapeutic decision-making. Patient selection for transcatheter aortic-valve implantation must meet the following criteria: 1) presence of severe symp-
doi:10.1590/s2179-83972011000200017 fatcat:ie2hu5a56nfndfcl4p52lgwu7e