Rapid Recs - patient preference in heart valve replacement
Medicine and Science from The BMJ - A podcast by The BMJ
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
