Sex differences and long-term clinical outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A SWEDEHEART study.

Background: Previous studies on the impact of sex differences after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have shown conflicting results. The aim was to analyze the risk of long-term mortality, heart failure hospitalization, myocardial infarction, stroke, bleeding and aortic valve reintervention in females versus males after TAVR.

Methods: This nationwide, population-based cohort study included all patients who underwent TAVR in Sweden between 2008 and 2022 from the SWEDEHEART register.

Comparative Long-Term Clinical Performance of Mechanical Aortic Valve Prostheses.

Importance: Aggregated data and long-term follow-up in national health data registers offer the opportunity to compare the performance of mechanical aortic prostheses within the same population.

Objective: To investigate the clinical performance of mechanical aortic valve prostheses.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This nationwide cohort study included all 5224 patients who underwent primary mechanical aortic valve replacement in Sweden between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2018.