Long-term outcomes will determine the cost-effective approach to aortic valve disease.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa; Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality, and Evaluative Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Published: June 2018

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