Transcatheter versus minimally invasive surgical aortic valve replacement: A propensity score-matched analysis in low-risk patients

To our knowledge, this is the first propensity-score matched comparison of clinical outcomes in low-risk patients undergoing MIAVR versus TAVR, revealing that MIAVR could provide lower rates of permanent pacemaker implantation, paravalvular leak, and aortic regurgitation, without any increase in short-term mortality or stroke. Future prospective or randomized controlled trials are needed to validate these results.