The American journal of medicine
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This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) compared with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in low surgical risk patients. ⋯ Among older low-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, TAVR is associated with a lower rate of death or disabling stroke compared with SAVR. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is also associated with improved quality-of-life, reduced bleeding and atrial fibrillation, but higher paravalvular leak and pacemaker implantation rates.