Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement without balloon predilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Vincent Auffret Ander RegueiroFrancisco Campelo-ParadaMaría Del TrigoOlivier ChicheChekrallah ChamandiRishi PuriJosep Rodés-Cabau

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)

Direct TAVR is feasible and safe. However, given the unadjusted nature of our results, uncertainties remain regarding the independent effect of direct TAVR on outcomes post-TAVR. Randomized studies are warranted to determine the potential benefits of direct TAVR. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keyphrases

transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
open label
ejection fraction
double blind
randomized controlled trial
coronary artery disease
type diabetes
heart failure
left ventricular
risk assessment
phase ii
metabolic syndrome
atrial fibrillation