Patient gender does not affect outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Female gender has recently been suggested to predict a beneficial outcome and lower mortality following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The study aim was to address gender differences in outcome following TAVI and potentially to replicate these findings.

METHODS: The present single-center prospective registry of 326 patients with severe aortic stenosis treated by TAVI between 2008 and 2011 consisted of 181 women and 145 men.

RESULTS: The procedural risk was not significantly different between men and women at baseline. For all-cause mortality no difference was observed at 30 days and at 12 months after TAVI.

CONCLUSION: While several baseline characteristics between men and women treated by TAVI were shown to be different among the study population, no difference was observed in survival between both genders.