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Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in cancer survivors with prior chest radiation therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Cancer survivors with prior chest radiation therapy (C-XRT) frequently present with aortic stenosis (AS) as the first manifestation of radiation-induced heart disease. They are considered high-risk for surgical valve replacement. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is as an att...

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Autores principales: Zafar, Meer Rabeel, Mustafa, Syed Farrukh, Miller, Timothy W., Alkhawlani, Talal, Sharma, Umesh C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7359474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32685198
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40959-020-00062-y