12/17/2025
A PCORI-funded patient-centered CER study compared outcomes for 2 common treatments for aortic valve disease:
◻️ Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), which requires no major surgery.
◻️ Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), which typically involves open-heart surgery.
Results showed TAVR recipients were more likely to go directly home after treatment and less likely to go somewhere else for care than SAVR recipients. Read more: https://pcori.me/4aAoUkX