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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Focus on Sex-Related Differences in Outcomes

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Focus on Sex-Related Differences in Outcomes Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has transformed the management of severe aortic stenosis for high-risk and inoperable patients. The 10-year experience in Europe has proven the technology to be safe and effective in select populations. The PARTNER trial, the first prospective, randomized, controlled trial for TAVR, showed the technology to be superior to medical management for inoperable patients and equivalent to surgical aortic valve replacement for high-risk patients. Research in cardiovascular medicine has been dominated by studies on the male sex, due to the incidence of the disease process and partly due to historic predominance of male subjects in research studies. Alternatively, TAVR studies focused on high-risk and inoperable patients who are equally distributed by sex. Although sex-related differences are apparent in their baseline characteristics, outcomes have been mixed, with evidence suggesting that female patients may have a mortality advantage with TAVR. Herein we review the TAVR procedure and devices currently available and focus our discussion on outcomes after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs Springer Journals

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Focus on Sex-Related Differences in Outcomes

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 by Springer International Publishing Switzerland
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Cardiology; Pharmacotherapy; Pharmacology/Toxicology
ISSN
1175-3277
eISSN
1179-187X
DOI
10.1007/s40256-015-0110-y
pmid
25752476
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Abstract

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has transformed the management of severe aortic stenosis for high-risk and inoperable patients. The 10-year experience in Europe has proven the technology to be safe and effective in select populations. The PARTNER trial, the first prospective, randomized, controlled trial for TAVR, showed the technology to be superior to medical management for inoperable patients and equivalent to surgical aortic valve replacement for high-risk patients. Research in cardiovascular medicine has been dominated by studies on the male sex, due to the incidence of the disease process and partly due to historic predominance of male subjects in research studies. Alternatively, TAVR studies focused on high-risk and inoperable patients who are equally distributed by sex. Although sex-related differences are apparent in their baseline characteristics, outcomes have been mixed, with evidence suggesting that female patients may have a mortality advantage with TAVR. Herein we review the TAVR procedure and devices currently available and focus our discussion on outcomes after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis.

Journal

American Journal of Cardiovascular DrugsSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 10, 2015

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