Surgeon Involvement in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States: A 2016 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Survey

Cardiac surgeons in the United States are active participants in the management of patients with aortic stenosis as part of the heart team. The STS survey found that not only were they actively involved in the treatment decision-making process but they also played a significant role in the valve procedure, including deployment and postprocedural care. The heart team model continues to evolve and should be expanded into other areas of structural heart disease.