What are the risks of aortic valve replacement surgery, with or without open heart surgery?
Traditional aortic valve replacement carries all the dangers of open-heart surgery; in TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve replacement), your chest isn't cracked, but this procedure isn't risk-free either. Craig R. Smith, MD explains.
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