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Women and transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Also a mismatch could be tomorrow's best match
Author(s) -
Saia Francesco
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.29523
Subject(s) - medicine , valve replacement , stenosis , prosthesis , aortic valve stenosis , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , aortic valve , clinical practice , aortic valve replacement , surgery , physical therapy , physics , optics
Key Points What the article teaches. Patient prosthesis mismatch (PPM) occurs in a third of women after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), in association with small valve size and higher BMI, apparently without short‐term clinical consequences. How it will impact practice. Implementation strategies to minimize the incidence of PPM in patients at risk, that are mainly women, is important. What new research/study would help answer the question posed. Differential clinical impact of PPM on TAVR and surgical aortic valve replacement should be further investigated, as well as the hypothesis that TAVR might represent the best therapeutic option for women with severe aortic stenosis.