Sex and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Impact of Female Sex on Clinical Outcomes

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is included in guidelines for the treatment of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) in patients with intermediate to high risk for standard surgical therapy.1 The gender-related difference in the pathophysiology of heart disease (and consequently in its clinical course and treatment) has already been identified as an issue in interventional cardiology.2 Women are commonly underrepresented in coronary trials, but they constitute near
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research