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There is still controversy about survival rates and clinical response of women versus men who undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis (SAS).

Assess mortality and heart failure (HF) symptoms following TAVI for SAS, according to sex.

A retrospective analysis of a single-center database including all TAVI performed in 2011-2019 was performed. Clinical, echocardiographic, and blood-analysis data were determined, and all-cause mortality over the five years after the procedure was compared based on sex. A reduction of at least one New York Heart Association (NYHA) class after TAVI was the secondary endpoint.

Of the 488 cases analyzed, 252 (51.6%) were women. They were older (84 vs. 80 years-old, p<0.001), had a lower body surface …