• Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, P. R. China;
WANG Jian’an, Email: hgj0324@zju.edu.cn
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an emerging alternative for the treatment of aortic stenosis (AS). Evidence from clinical trials sprang up continuously, and guidelines have listed TAVR as an alternative for part of AS patients. Although old guidelines only recommended TAVR for surgical high-risk or in-operable AS patients, the latest guidelines have expanded its indications enormously. Moreover, there are ongoing TAVR studies on low-risk patients, asymptomatic patients, pure aortic regurgitation patients, bicuspid aortic valve patients,etc. It is believed that the indication of TAVR will continue to expand. More and more patients will benefit from TAVR in the foreseeable future.

Citation: WANG Jian’an. Expansion of indications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. West China Medical Journal, 2018, 33(2): 140-144. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201712065 Copy

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