SAVR.
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. An open-heart procedure to remove a diseased aortic valve and replace it with a mechanical or bioprosthetic valve. Performed through a sternotomy while the patient is on cardiopulmonary bypass.
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What is savr?
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. An open-heart procedure to remove a diseased aortic valve and replace it with a mechanical or bioprosthetic valve. Performed through a sternotomy while the patient is on cardiopulmonary bypass.
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