10-Year Randomized Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Aortic Stenosis: What PARTNER 2A Adds to the Long-Term TAVR Evidence Base
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10-Year Randomized Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Aortic Stenosis: What PARTNER 2A Adds to the Long-Term TAVR Evidence Base

The PARTNER 2A 10-year data show higher mortality and reintervention with balloon-expandable SAPIEN XT TAVR versus surgery in intermediate-risk patients, driven mainly by transthoracic access. Contemporary 10-year SAPIEN 3 data, however, suggest outcomes comparable to surgery.
Surgical aortic valve replacement produces about twice the carbon footprint of transcatheter approaches: clinical and stewardship implications
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Surgical aortic valve replacement produces about twice the carbon footprint of transcatheter approaches: clinical and stewardship implications

A life cycle assessment found SAVR emits ~620–750 kg CO2e per case—roughly double OR- or cath-lab TAVR (~280–360 kg CO2e). ICU length of stay and postoperative care were the dominant contributors, highlighting targets for low-carbon perioperative pathways and policy-level decision-making.