The following is a summary of "Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients ...

The COVID pandemic could be a cause, but perhaps not the only reason, for the changes from 2018 to 2022. Only time will tell.

[2] Hence, the appropriately selected TAVI patient must be symptomatic and at high risk for or inoperable by conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Considerable heterogeneity ...