Population
Elderly patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, particularly those who are inoperable or high-risk…
Comparison
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) vs Surgical aortic valve replacement or…
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Risk stratification in asymptomatic severe AS remains imprecise; leaves open need for validated markers before guiding intervention.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Elderly patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, particularly those who are inoperable or high-risk surgical candidates
I
Intervention
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
C
Comparator
Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or conservative management
TAVI has revolutionized the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis for inoperable and high-risk surgical candidates.
Cite This Study
Ruparelia et al. (2015) studied this question.