TAVR survival similar to surgery, trial shows

US researchers report on five-year outcomes of minimally invasive valve replacement
aortic valve

Elderly patients with aortic stenosis who undergo transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) have similar rates of survival compared with those having surgical valve replacement, a study has found.

Patients having TAVR, however, are more likely to have repeat hospitalisations and aortic reinterventions than those having open heart surgery, the US researchers say.