Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies
Hage F, Harris A, Clerc O, Altibi A, Hage A, Hamaya R, Papatheodorou S. Transfemoral versus transapical approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adjusted studies. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: ehab724.1624. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve implantationMid-term mortalityAcute kidney injuryAortic valve implantationTA-TAVIMeta-analysisKidney injuryVascular complicationsValve implantationPacemaker requirementHazard ratioOdds ratioMyocardial infarctionStandard surgical replacementHigher postoperative mortalityPostoperative aortic regurgitationAssociated with reduced vascular complicationsPerioperative surgical complicationsFollow-up durationSevere aortic stenosisKaplan-Meier curvesLong follow-upLong-term outcomesComorbidities of patientsMeta-analysis of studies