Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Women with Small Annuli at Low or Intermediate Surgical Risk

While severe patient-prothesis mismatch (PPM) has been associated with increased mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement,1-3 the impact of PPM following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on hard clinical outcomes is still a matter of debate.4 In studies of PPM, particular attention has been paid to small aortic annuli, since it has been reported that these patients showed the greatest benefit of TAVR when compared to surgery, with significantly lower frequency of moderate and severe PPM post-procedure.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - April 17, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Thomas Modine, John K. Forrest, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, G. Michael Deeb, Steven J. Yakubov, Walid Ben Ali, Didier Tch étché, Ka Yan Lam, Jae K. Oh, Jian Huang, Roxana Mehran, Michael J. Reardon Source Type: research