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Dual Pathology No Longer a Dead End: Tafamidis and AVR Improve Survival in Aortic Stenosis with Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis
In a multinational registry of patients with concomitant aortic stenosis (AS) and transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR‑CA), both ATTR‑specific therapy (predominantly tafamidis) and aortic valve replacement (AVR) were independently associated with lower mortality. Combined therapy produced outcomes comparable to lone AS treated with AVR.
