Unmasking the Effect of Obesity on Aortic Valve Replacement

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Editorial. Population: Native valve aortic stenosis. Intervention: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) vs. Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is equivalent to surgical aortic valve replacement in terms of major clinical outcomes for patients with native valve aortic stenosis at intermediate or higher surgical risk. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Kreton Mavromatis; José F. Condado

doi:10.1080/24748706.2018.1513184

August 21, 2018Structural HeartOpen Access

Unmasking the Effect of Obesity on Aortic Valve Replacement

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Why the study?

Does obesity affect the choice and outcomes between TAVR and SAVR in patients with native valve aortic stenosis at intermediate or higher surgical risk?

Structured PICO

Does obesity affect the choice and outcomes between TAVR and SAVR in patients with native valve aortic stenosis at intermediate or higher surgical risk?

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Population

Patients with native valve aortic stenosis (AS) at intermediate or higher surgical risk (3% or greater 30-day surgical mortality as estimated by the Society of Thoracic Surgery scoring system)

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Intervention

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

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Comparator

Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR)

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Outcome

Survival and major clinical outcomes

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Implication

This editorial discusses the choice between TAVR and SAVR in intermediate or higher surgical risk patients with aortic stenosis, with a focus on the impact of obesity.

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Mavromatis et al. (2018) conducted an editorial in Native valve aortic stenosis. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) vs. Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) was evaluated.

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