Transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement: The best alternative?

Key Points Approximately 30% of patients referred for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have complex aortic and/or iliofemoral anatomy. In patients with complex vascular anatomy undergoing TAVR, patients undergoing transcarotid (TC) TAVR had lower rates of major vascular complications and no difference in all‐cause death, stroke, major bleeding, access failure, and hospital length of stay compared with transfemoral (TF) TAVR despite...