July 31st, 2012
TAVI: Belgian Researchers Slam Evidence Base and Overuse in Europe
Larry Husten, PHD
The growing and enthusiastic adoption of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in Europe has no justification, according to three researchers who performed a health technology assessment for the Belgian government. In a paper published in BMJ, the authors from the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre conclude that TAVI should only be used in patients “who are deemed inoperable […]
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