Emergent cardiac surgery during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): a weighted meta-analysis of 9,251 patients from 46 studies

Holger Eggebrecht1*, MD; Axel Schmermund1, MD; Philipp Kahlert2, MD; Raimund Erbel2, MD; Thomas Voigtländer1, MD; Rajendra H. Mehta3, MD, MS

1. Cardioangiological Center Bethanien (CCB), Frankfurt, Germany; 2. Department of Cardiology, West German Heart Center Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; 3. Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University Medical

Aims: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a novel treatment option for high surgical risk patients with severe symptomatic

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