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Aortic stenosis – How TAVI is revolutionising management

Expert/s: Prof Andrew Sindone

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In this episode:

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

Guest: A/Prof Andrew Sindone, Cardiologist

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 30 mins

Last Updated: 15 Dec, 2022

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Aortic stenosis – How TAVI is revolutionising management

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Last Updated: 15 Dec, 2022

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