Atrial Fibrillation Management During Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

CONCLUSIONS: In Medicare beneficiaries with AF requiring aortic valve replacement, SAVR+AF was associated with improved longitudinal survival and freedom from stroke compared to TAVR. SAVR with AF treatment should be considered first-line therapy for patients with AF requiring aortic valve replacement.PMID:38570109 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.03.020

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 3, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: J Hunter Mehaffey Mohammad Kawsara Vikrant Jagadeesan Dhaval Chauhan J W Awori Hayanga Christopher E Mascio Lawrence Wei J Scott Rankin Ramesh Daggubati Vinay Badhwar Source Type: research