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Percutaneous aortic valve replacement, also known as percutaneous aortic valve implantation, transcatheter aortic valve implantation or transcatheter aortic valve replacement, is the replacement of the aortic valve of the heart through the blood vessels.

Aortic valve replacement is a procedure whereby the failing aortic valve of a patient's heart is replaced with an artificial heart valve through an open-heart surgery.