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Surgical vs. transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients over 75 years with aortic stenosis: sociodemographic profile, clinical characteristics, quality of life and functionality.

Víctor Fradejas-SastrePaula Parás-BravoManuel Herrero-MontesMaría Paz-ZuluetaEster Boixadera-PlanasLuis Manuel Fernández-CachoGabriela Veiga-FernándezMaria Elena Arnáiz-GarcíaJose María De-la-Torre-Hernández
Published in: PeerJ (2023)
The individualized choice of TAVR or SAVR in patients with AVS improves patients' quality of life and function. Moreover, the TAVR procedure in patients with a worse baseline situation and a high surgical risk achieved a similar increase in quality of life and functionality compared to patients undergoing SAVR with a better baseline situation.
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