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Update on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the latest 2017 European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease

Since the 2012 European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease, a large amount of new data have accumulated. The new evidence has led to an update of the ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease in order to have consensus among cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. This article aims to give an update and comprehensive overview on the position of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the latest 2017 ESC/EACTS guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease.