Commentary: Surgical aortic valve replacement after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Is it time to reconsider the lifelong management?

[摘要] On the basis of clinical evidence of multiple clinical randomized trials, the number of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures performed in North America has surpassed the number of isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) procedures according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.1-5 Because TAVR is used in younger patients, valve reintervention is inevitable because of structural valve deterioration, significant paravalvular leak (PVL), severe prosthesis-patient mismatch, endocarditis, or the need for additional procedures.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学