Will TAVR Become the Default Treatment for Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis?

[...]of these studies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for the marketing of TAVR, and it has become the standard of care in patients who are at extreme risk for surgery. [...]the mechanism for superiority of TAVR over SAVR in this analysis remains uncertain. Because approximat...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-07, Vol.66 (2), p.122-124
Main Authors: Waksman, Ron, MD, Pichard, Augusto D., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aortic Valve Stenosis - therapy
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Mortality
SAVR
severe aortic stenosis
structural heart disease
Studies
Surgery
TAVR
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Summary:[...]of these studies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for the marketing of TAVR, and it has become the standard of care in patients who are at extreme risk for surgery. [...]the mechanism for superiority of TAVR over SAVR in this analysis remains uncertain. Because approximately 17% of the cases in the TAVR arm were performed via a noniliofemoral approach (8), the statements of superiority should be carefully reviewed for the TAVR alternative access.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2015.05.016