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Thursday, September 09, 2021
Trends in aortic valve replacement among patients with dementia
For patients who have a narrowed aortic valve that fails to open properly, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a less invasive alternative to open surgical valve replacement. In a recent analysis published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that examined Medicare data from 2010 to 2016, rates of aortic valve replacement in individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias increased over time, largely driven by the use of TAVR.