title: [Current status of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis].
abstract: Percutaneous trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been established as an alternative to surgical valve replacement in surgical high-risk patients. TAVI is also considered the treatment of choice for symptomatic with severe aortic stenosis who are judged to be in-operable. In current practice in Germany more than one third of all aortic valve replacement interventions are performed as a TAVI procedure. It is of crucial importance that proper selection of patients as well as the treatment modality is performed by a so called "heart team", consisting of at least a cardiologist and a cardiac surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Kardiologie, Klinikum Ludwigshafen.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zahn
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kilkowski
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zeymer
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis