It is well recognized that any disruptive innovation in .medicine looks at first unfeasible and unacceptable. It has been the case for transcatheter aortic valve implantation （TAVI） as the project appeared totally u...It is well recognized that any disruptive innovation in .medicine looks at first unfeasible and unacceptable. It has been the case for transcatheter aortic valve implantation （TAVI） as the project appeared totally unrealistic in the early 1990s. It is quite thrilling, therefore, to observe the current expansion of this technology worldwide, 20 years after the birth of the concept and 10 years after the first-in-man TAVI procedure performed in Rouen on April 16, 2002. To date, more than 80 000 patients have benefitted from TAVI worldwide and the number is consistently increasing.展开更多
文摘It is well recognized that any disruptive innovation in .medicine looks at first unfeasible and unacceptable. It has been the case for transcatheter aortic valve implantation （TAVI） as the project appeared totally unrealistic in the early 1990s. It is quite thrilling, therefore, to observe the current expansion of this technology worldwide, 20 years after the birth of the concept and 10 years after the first-in-man TAVI procedure performed in Rouen on April 16, 2002. To date, more than 80 000 patients have benefitted from TAVI worldwide and the number is consistently increasing.
