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From approval in 2011 through 2015 >54,000 TAVRs were performed in 418 centers in 48 states

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Grover F, Vemalapalli S, Carroll J, Edwards F, et al. 2016 Annual Report of The Society for Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017; 103(3). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003497516317659

Reference

Title
2016 Annual Report of The Society for Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry
Publication
Ann Thorac Surg
Publication Date
2017
Authors
Grover F, Vemalapalli S, Carroll J, Edwards F, et al.
Volume & Issue
Volume 103, Issue 3
Pages
102-35
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