TAVR: Valve durability after 5 years | 3 conditions linked to a higher stroke risk | Paravalvular leak still an issue

As TAVR and SAVR patients get younger, valve durability will continue to gain more and more importance.

The new analysis, published in Current Problems in Cardiology, also explored the higher costs associated with post-TAVR stroke. 

Additional studies are still necessary, but researchers are hopeful that modern TAVR solutions will help limit paravalvular leak in the years ahead. 

A full launch of the new system is scheduled for early 2022. 

While the improved access is clearly beneficial, researchers did uncover potential issues that will need to be addressed. 

Researchers shared their findings at ESC Congress 2021 and in the New England Journal of Medicine. 

Repeat TAVR is expected to grow more and more common as time goes on, making it especially important to study its impact on patient outcomes.

The analysis, published in Radiology, included more than 300 patients who presented with severe aortic stenosis.