Impact of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Risk Profiles of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Patients
Highlights
- • SAVR patient population became increasingly lower risk over time.
- • Higher proportion of patients underwent SAVR for bicuspid aortic stenosis over time.
- • Approval of low-risk TAVR is likely to further change SAVR patient population.
Abstract
Background
The advent of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has changed which patients undergo surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). We sought to understand the impact of TAVR on the characteristics of SAVR patients in the United States.