Valvular & structural heart diseaseResearch article
Procedural Strategies for Optimal Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
- Narrative review (expert perspective)
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), including younger patients with longer life expectancy
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Evidence base for procedural strategies to optimize TAVR outcomes
- Procedural optimization strategies largely based on expert opinion, supported mainly by mechanistic and retrospective studies
- Ongoing RCTs evaluating systematic pre- and postdilatation, same-volume double-tap with balloon-expandable valves, and commissural alignment techniques
Original publication
Procedural Strategies for Optimal Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. Published 13 July 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2026.04.049
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