
A randomized trial demonstrated that a self-expanding TAVR device performed better than a balloon-expandable device on multiple prognostic measures of valve function at 1 year in patients with severe aortic stenosis and small aortic annuli.


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A head-to-head trial of two widely used TAVR devices in patients with small aortic annuli, mostly women, showed differences in performance at 1 year in the SMART trial.

For Small Annuli, Self-Expanding TAVR May Have an Advantage

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Randomized Trial Finds Self-Expanding TAVR Outperforms Balloon-Expandable Device in Patients with Small Aortic Annuli
