NEJM: transcatheter aortic valve replacement shows similar safety outcomes as open-heart surgery

(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) A new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and other centers nationwide shows that patients who underwent a minimally invasive transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR), had similar key 5-year clinical outcomes of death and stroke as patients who had traditional open-heart surgery to replace the valve.