Early and midterm outcomes of transcatheter aortic-valve replacement with balloon-expandable versus self-expanding valves: A meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: PSM studies suggest lower early and midterm mortality in BEV than SEV, but the contribution of unmeasured confounders cannot be excluded. Results from adequately powered RCTs with long-term follow-up are critically needed to confirm these findings.PMID:35599108 | DOI:10.1016/j.jjcc.2022.04.011

Source: Journal of Cardiology - May 22, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Xin-Lin Zhang Zhong-Hai Wei Hong-Wei Wang Wei Xu Yong Wang Biao Xu Source Type: research