Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Propensity-Matched Comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Randomized trials support the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for the treatment of aortic stenosis in high- and intermediate-risk patients, but the generalizability of those results in clinical practice has been challenged.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine the safety and effectiveness of TAVR versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), particularly in intermediate- and high-risk patients, in a nationally representative real-world cohort.

Methods

Using data from the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry and Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database linked to Medicare administrative claims for follow-up, 9,464 propensity-matched intermediate- and high-risk (Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality

SUBMITTER: Brennan JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5826727 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature