Incidence of Early Atrial Fibrillation After Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is common after aortic valve replacement (AVR) and is associated with worse outcomes. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR) and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for incidence of POAF at 30 days.

Methods: We searched databases from 1/1/1990 to 1/1/2020 for randomized studies comparing TAVR and SAVR.

Epidemiology of fatal ruptured aortic aneurysms in the United States (1999-2016).

Objective: Ruptured aortic aneurysms (rAAs) are associated with high mortality. The purpose of this study was to describe the trends of deaths due to rAA in the United States.

Methods: A retrospective review of the national death certificate data from the U.