Why the study?
Does transcatheter aortic valve implantation improve quality of life in elderly high-risk patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis?
Population
n=40 elderly high-risk patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months
Key result
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation significantly improved quality of life and increased six-minute walk test distance from a median of 200 m to 325 m at 12 months in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis.
Authors
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TAVI was associated with QoL and functional gains in high-risk severe AS; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before changing practice.
Observational (n=40)
No
Does transcatheter aortic valve implantation improve quality of life in elderly high-risk patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis?
p-value: p=<0.001
TAVI significantly improves quality of life and functional capacity up to 12 months in elderly high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis.
Kleczyński et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (n=40). Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was evaluated on Quality of life assessed by EQ-5D-3L questionnaire (p=<0.001). Transcatheter aortic valve implantation significantly improved quality of life and increased six-minute walk test distance from a median of 200 m to 325 m at 12 months in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis.
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