Response to LACES in relation to Clinical Practice Guideline for Transcatheter Versus Surgical Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis in Latin America
Letter to: Latin American Association of Cardiac and Endovascular Surgery.
Dayan et al.1 , on behalf of the Latin American Association of Cardiac and Endovascular Surgery (LACES), expressed their concerns about the development and relevance of our clinical practice guideline for the use of transcatheter aortic valve implant (TAVI) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), in patients with severe aortic stenosis living in Latin America.2 In this response, we address several points raised in their letter.1
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Response to LACES in relation to Clinical Practice Guideline for Transcatheter Versus Surgical Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis in Latin America
Ragusa,Martín Alberto and Lamelas,Pablo and Jaffer,Iqbal and Ribeiro,Henrique Barbosa and Santos,Magaly Arais dos and Izcovich,Ariel. Response to LACES in relation to Clinical Practice Guideline for Transcatheter Versus Surgical Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis in Latin America. J Transcat Intervent [online]. 2022, vol.30, [cited 2026-03-06], Available from: <https://jotci.org/article/response-to-laces-in-relation-to-clinical-practice-guideline-for-transcatheter-versus-surgical-valve-replacement-in-patients-with-severe-aortic-stenosis-in-latin-america/>. ISSN . http://doi.org/10.31160/JOTCI202230A20210037.
Ragusa,Martín Alberto; Lamelas,Pablo; Jaffer,Iqbal; Ribeiro,Henrique Barbosa; Santos,Magaly Arais dos; Izcovich,Ariel. Response to LACES in relation to Clinical Practice Guideline for Transcatheter Versus Surgical Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis in Latin America. J Transcat Intervent, v.30, Feb. 2022. Available from: <https://jotci.org/article/response-to-laces-in-relation-to-clinical-practice-guideline-for-transcatheter-versus-surgical-valve-replacement-in-patients-with-severe-aortic-stenosis-in-latin-america/>. acess on 06 Mar. 2026. http://doi.org/10.31160/JOTCI202230A20210037.
Ragusa,Martín Alberto, & Lamelas,Pablo, & Jaffer,Iqbal, & Ribeiro,Henrique Barbosa, & Santos,Magaly Arais dos, & Izcovich,Ariel. (2022). Response to LACES in relation to Clinical Practice Guideline for Transcatheter Versus Surgical Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis in Latin America. J Transcat Intervent, 30, http://doi.org/10.31160/JOTCI202230A20210037.
RagusaMartín Alberto, LamelasPablo, JafferIqbal, RibeiroHenrique Barbosa, SantosMagaly Arais dos, IzcovichAriel. Response to LACES in relation to Clinical Practice Guideline for Transcatheter Versus Surgical Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis in Latin America. J Transcat Intervent [Internet]. 2022 Feb [cited 2026 Mar 06]; 30: Available from: https://jotci.org/article/response-to-laces-in-relation-to-clinical-practice-guideline-for-transcatheter-versus-surgical-valve-replacement-in-patients-with-severe-aortic-stenosis-in-latin-america/. http://doi.org/10.31160/JOTCI202230A20210037.
Figura 1
Representação do curativo oclusivo desenvolvido no serviço. (A) O cilindro de isopor é posicionado a 20cm de uma extremidade. Em seguida dobra-se o esparadrapo, deixando 4cm de fita exposta. (B) Preenchimento da identificação do paciente. (C) Uma gaze é comprimida acima da punção radial pelo cilindro de isopor.
, Pablo Lamelas