American heart journal
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American heart journal · Dec 2012
Comparative StudyTranscatheter vs surgical aortic valve replacement in intermediate-surgical-risk patients with aortic stenosis: a propensity score-matched case-control study.
Limited real-world data comparing outcomes after transcatheter (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in intermediate-surgical-risk patients with aortic stenosis are available. ⋯ In this real-world cohort of intermediate-surgical-risk patients with aortic stenosis, TF-TAVR and SAVR were associated with similar mortality rates during follow-up but with a different spectrum of periprocedural complications. Furthermore, the survival rate after TF-TAVR in this group of elderly patients with intermediate Society of Thoracic Surgeons score was encouraging.