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Aortic stenosis - How TAVI is revolutionising management

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  • How health professionals must auscultate for murmurs in all patients over 65 years, and refer for an echo or to a cardiologist
  • How the symptoms of chest pain, syncope and dyspnoea appear late, and the prognosis is very poor with 50% mortality in two years
  • TAVI being a safe, effective, and highly cost-effective treatment for patients with aortic stenosis, and how we should be referring our patients earlier for consideration of this procedure
  • Its current availability for only privately insured patients, unfortunately

    • Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 30 mins

    Guest: Prof Andrew Sindone, Cardiologist

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