Aortic valve stenosis

Engineering

Surgery

Aortic valve replacement

Cardiology

Balloon

Environmental health

Valve replacement

Mechanical engineering

Aortic valve

Stroke (engine)

Stenosis

Population

Internal medicine

Clinical endpoint

Confidence interval

Hazard ratio

Medicine

Randomized controlled trial

New England Journal of Medicine

Among patients with aortic stenosis who are at intermediate or high risk for death with surgery, major outcomes are similar with transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic-valve replacement. There is insufficient evidence regarding the comparison of the two procedures in patients who are at low risk.

Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Low-Risk Patients