National Trends of Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Through Transapical Versus Endovascular Approach: From the National Inpatient Sample (NIS)
Highlights
- • National trends show a steady increase in the number of endovascular-TAVR procedures.
- • Trans-apical TAVR approach correlated with a higher risk for mortality and adverse outcomes than the endovascular approach.
- • National trends for endovascular-TAVR procedures showed a decreasing incidence of procedural mortality and stroke.
- • National trends for transapical-TAVR procedures showed a decreasing incidence of stroke, and the need for pacemaker insertion.
Abstract
Background
To evaluate the trends in complication rates following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures according to the type of vascular approach (endovascular vs. transapical) in a large US population sample.