European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · May 2017
Meta Analysis Comparative StudyComparison of late mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement: Insights from a meta-analysis.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has shown non-inferior late mortality in severe aortic stenosis (AS) patients in intermediate to inoperable risk for surgery compared to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Late outcome of TAVI compared to SAVR is crucial as the number of TAVI continues to increase over the last few years. ⋯ TAVI conferred similar late all-cause mortality compared to SAVR in a meta-analysis of RCT but had worse outcomes in a meta-analysis of PSM.