Long-Term Risk of Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) are considered at high risk of infective endocarditis (IE). However, data on the risk of IE following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are sparse and limited by the lack of long-term follow-up as well as a direct comparison with patients undergoing SAVR.This study sought to investigate the long-term incidence of IE in patients undergoing TAVR and to compare the long-term...