Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement at 7 Years

Key Points

• The study aims to compare the long-term outcomes of transcatheter and surgical aortic-valve replacement over a 7-year period.
• Randomized trial
• Follow-up duration of 7 years
• Assessment of procedural outcomes.
• Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement shows improved survival rates compared to surgical intervention at 7 years (HR: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.61-0.92, p=0.01).
• Incidence of major complications is lower in the transcatheter group (20% versus 30% in surgical group).