Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients
Why the study?
Does transcatheter aortic-valve replacement improve survival at 1 year in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis compared to surgical aortic-valve replacement?
Population
High-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis
Comparison
Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement vs Surgical aortic-valve replacement
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports TAVR as alternative for high-risk severe aortic stenosis; extends randomized evidence for less invasive valve replacement.
Structured PICO
Does transcatheter aortic-valve replacement improve survival at 1 year in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis compared to surgical aortic-valve replacement?
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Population
High-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis
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Intervention
Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement
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Comparator
Surgical aortic-valve replacement
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Outcome
Survival at 1 yearhard clinical
Transcatheter and surgical aortic-valve replacement provide similar 1-year survival in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis.
Cite This Study
Smith et al. (2011) studied this question.