Editorial: The Approach to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Peplacement Matures
Highlights
- • Initially there were two approaches to TAVR, transapical and transfemoral.
- • Transfemoral approaches have been increasing while transapical are decreasing over time.
- • There are newer transcatheter approaches.
- • Complications are decreasing over time.
- • The National Inpatient Sample offers a complementary approach to clinical registries for assessing outcome.