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January 1, 2018

Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis.

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Why the study?

Does transcatheter aortic valve replacement improve outcomes compared to surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis?

Population

Patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis across different risk categories

Comparison

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) vs Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR)

Design

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Authors

GTGrigorios TsigkasSDStefanos DespotopoulosAMAthanasios Makris

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Overview

May broaden TAVR use in symptomatic aortic stenosis; leaves open confirmation from low-risk RCTs.

Structured PICO

Does transcatheter aortic valve replacement improve outcomes compared to surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis?

P
Population
Patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis across different risk categories (extremely high, high, intermediate, and low risk)
I
Intervention
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
C
Comparator
Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR)
O
Outcome
Outcomes and complications

TAVR is anticipated to become the treatment of choice for a broader spectrum of patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis, including those at lower surgical risk.

Cite This Study

Tsigkas et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87b2cb8a3f93fc1e061975https://doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2018.01.002
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