Rapid Recs - patient preference in heart valve replacement
Medicine and Science from The BMJ
November 1, 201613m 34s
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Show Notes
In patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis but at lower risk of perioperative death, how do minimally invasive techniques compare with open surgery? Prompted by a recent trial, an expert panel produced these recommendations based on three linked rapid systematic reviews.
In this podcast we talk to Michael Shapiro who was a patient representative on that panel about what matters to patients, and how he found taking part in creating the recommendation.
Read the recommendation in full:
http://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i5085