Valvular & structural heart diseaseSecondary analysis

10-Year Randomized Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Aortic Stenosis

J Am Coll CardiolPublished

  • Secondary analysis of the PARTNER 2A randomised trial
  • multicentre
  • 57 centres
  • stratified by access route
  • 10-year follow-up

Vital status available at 10 years for 881 of 974 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) (90.5%) and 838 of 936 surgery (89.5%)

Authors' conclusion

At the 10-year follow-up, TAVR in intermediate-risk patients with the SAPIEN XT prosthesis compared with surgery was associated with lower survival rates, with differences predominantly observed in the TA/TAo access cohort. TAVR with the XT valve was also associated with significantly higher rates of aortic valve reintervention.

Study context

Population
Patients with severe, symptomatic AS at intermediate surgical riskvalve implant population
Participants
1,910 patients
Comparison
TAVR vs surgery
  • TAVRn = 974
  • Surgeryn = 936reference
Primary endpoint
All-cause mortality
Follow-up
10 years

Primary result

All-cause mortality (with vital status sweeps)

Hazard ratio

1.13

95% CI 1.02–1.25

P = 0.02

By group

TAVR vs Surgery
HR 1.13 (95% CI 1.02–1.25); P = 0.02

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

All-cause mortality by access route (subgroup) · 10 years · TF

P = 0.27

All-cause mortality by access route (subgroup) · 10 years · TA/TAo

P < 0.01

Mean gradient (patients with echo data) · 10 years

  • All-cause mortality by access route (subgroup): P for interaction = 0.03
  • Mean gradient (patients with echo data): 24 TAVR and 35 surgical patients with echo data

Safety

Aortic valve reintervention (cumulative incidence) · 10 years

P < 0.001

Original publication

10-Year Randomized Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Aortic Stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 16 June 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2026.03.169

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it