title: Use of transcatheter valve should not be rationed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA. GWheatley@azheart.com
authors.forename: Grayson H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Wheatley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000401:mortality; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D017048:Health Care Costs; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000941:ethics; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome