Comparison between transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement: a single-center experience.

Background And Aim Of The Study: A comparison was made of the outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) in high-risk patients.

Methods: All patients aged > 75 years that underwent a procedure for severe aortic stenosis with or without coronary revascularization at the authors' institution were included in the study; thus, 64 patients underwent TAVI and 188 underwent AVR. Patients in the TAVI group were older (mean age 84 +/- 5 versus 80 +/- 4 years; p < 0.