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Research Results from Yonsei University Health System Update Knowledge of Aortic Stenosis

2013 JAN 11 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Current study results on Aortic Stenosis have been published. According to news reporting originating from Seoul, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Surgical replacement of the aortic valve is the standard therapy for severe aortic valve stenosis. However, it is generally associated with increased mortality and morbidities in older individuals."

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Yonsei University Health System, "Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a less invasive procedure and has shown similar clinical outcomes as surgical treatment in elderly patients at high risk for conventional surgery. In this report, we describe the first case of TAVI using a CoreValve in Korea. An 84-year-old man with symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis was successfully treated by transfemoral TAVI."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The patient was discharged without any significant complications and remained free of adverse clinical event for a follow-up duration of 6 months."

For more information on this research see: The First Case of Successful Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using CoreValve in Korea. Korean Circulation Journal, 2012;42(11):788-91.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting I.S. Kim, Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea.

Keywords for this news article include: Asia, Seoul, South Korea, Aortic Stenosis.

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