Five-year all-cause mortality of surgical versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a Belgian monocentric observational study

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a widespread alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in high- and intermediate-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis. However, there is ongoing debate regarding the long-term outcomes of TAVR compared to SAVR, especially as TAVR use rises in younger patients. Aim : To evaluate and compare the five-year all-cause mortality between TAVR and SAVR procedures in a real-world Belgian cohort. Methods: Patients undergoing bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, from J... Mehr ...