Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in lower-risk patients: an updated meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Reddy R, Howard J, Reardon M, Thyregod H, Jorgensen T, Toff W, Forrest J, Leon M, Ahmad Y. Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in lower-risk patients: an updated meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European Heart Journal 2024, 45: ehae666.2456. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.2456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk patientsIndividual patient dataFollow-upNo significant differenceClinical outcomesPairwise random-effects meta-analysesNew-onset atrial fibrillationLong-term clinical outcomesSurgical aortic valve replacementKaplan-Meier survival curvesMeta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsLow-surgical riskMeta-analysesAortic valve reinterventionReconstructed individual patient dataLow surgical riskAortic valve replacementFollow-up durationSevere aortic stenosisMeta-analysisSignificant differenceCox proportional hazards regressionComposite of deathKaplan-Meier plotsLonger-term follow-up