Lars G. Svensson

TL;DR: In patients with severe aortic stenosis who were not suitable candidates for surgery, TAVI, as compared with standard therapy, significantly reduced the rates of death from any cause, the composite end point of deathFrom any cause or repeat hospitalization, and cardiac symptoms, despite the higher incidence of major strokes and major vascular events.

TL;DR: In high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, transcatheter and surgical procedures for aorti-valve replacement were associated with similar rates of survival at 1 year, although there were important differences in periprocedural risks.

TL;DR: In intermediate-risk patients, TAVR was similar to surgical aortic-valve replacement with respect to the primary end point of death or disabling stroke; surgery resulted in fewer major vascular complications and less paravalvular aorta regurgitation.

TL;DR: A 2-year follow-up of patients in the PARTNER trial supports TAVR as an alternative to surgery in high-risk patients, but paravalvular regurgitation was more frequent after T AVR and was associated with increased late mortality.