TAVI is safe alternative to redo cardiac surgery, study suggests

Monday, September 2, 2013 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

TAVI is a safe alternative to redo cardiac surgery for failing bioprosthetic valves, according to new research. The findings suggest that transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a treatment alternative for inoperable elderly patients and high risk patients with failing bioprostheses.

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