WASHINGTON, DC—Updated data from the SMART trial show that supra-annular self-expanding valves yield similar clinical outcomes as balloon-expandable valves at 2 years, but with less risk of ...
In patients with aortic stenosis and a small aortic annulus, results showed comparable composite outcome of mortality, disabling stroke, and heart failure hospitalization, and continued superior valve ...
Additional results demonstrated that Evolut TAVR showed the following relative to SAPIEN TAVR: five times less prosthetic valve thrombosis and nine times less hemodynamic structural valve dysfunction.