Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients

Key Points

• The aim is to compare the effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve replacement and surgical aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients.
• Randomized trial design
• Comparative analysis between transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in a high-risk population
• Utilized outcomes related to mortality and complications
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement demonstrated a lower mortality rate at 30 days compared to surgical replacement, with a p-value of <0.05.
• Significant reduction in major complications observed in the transcatheter group, with HR of 0.74 (95% CI 0.62-0.89).
• Overall survival rates favored the transcatheter approach at the 1-year follow-up.