Expanding TAVI to Low and Intermediate Risk Patients #MMPMID30050909
Voigtländer L; Seiffert M
Front Cardiovasc Med 2018[]; 5 (ä): ä PMID30050909show ga
TAVI has become the standard treatment in patients at increased surgical risk and is increasingly being performed in patients at intermediate to low surgical risk. While non-inferiority has been demonstrated in intermediate risk patients, several challenges?particularly with regard to valve durability?need to be addressed before expansion to lower risk and younger patients can be recommended on a broad basis. Current trends, trials results, and remaining challenges are summarized and discussed in the light of updated treatment guidelines.