Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Compared With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients [Structural Heart Disease]

Conclusions— In patients with low operative risk, significantly better 3-year survival and freedom from major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events were observed after SAVR compared with TAVI. Further studies on new-generation valve prostheses are necessary before expanding indications of TAVI toward lower-risk patients.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - May 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rosato, S., Santini, F., Barbanti, M., Biancari, F., DErrigo, P., Onorati, F., Tamburino, C., Ranucci, M., Covello, R. D., Santoro, G., Grossi, C., Ventura, M., Fusco, D., Seccareccia, F., on behalf of the OBSERVANT Research Group Tags: Aortic Valve Replacement/Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, Mortality/Survival Structural Heart Disease Source Type: research