Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: acute and 6-month outcomes of the first Lebanese experience and a literature review

ABSTRACT

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation [TAVI] has recently emerged as a therapeutic alternative for high-risk surgical patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis and has been shown to improve clinical outcomes and reduce all-cause mortality in the PARTNER Trial. However, there is still no published data on similar outcomes in the Lebanon