Direct Comparison of Urgent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Aortic stenosis (AS) may complicate cardiogenic shock (CS) or acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in a small but significant number of patients. In such cases, urgent treatment is necessary to prevent mortality and adverse outcomes. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) represent the main treatment options, however, limited studies have compared them directly. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aims to synthesize available studies directly comparing urgent TAVI and BAV, in respect to reported outcomes.

Methods

We systematically searched MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science for studies comparing outcomes in patients with CS or ADHF undergoing urgent TAVI or BAV. Followingly, a meta-analysis o

SUBMITTER: Dimitriadis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12617328 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature