Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an effective treatment for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are not suitable candidates for surgery. However, serious complications such as myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular events, vascular complications, bleeding, acute kidney injury, valve regurgitation, valve malpositioning, coronary obstruction, and conduction disturbances and arrhythmias, can occur. In this Review, Alec Vahanian and colleagues describe TAVR-related complications, the mechanisms that cause these events, and methods of preventing them.
- Amir-Ali Fassa
- Dominique Himbert
- Alec Vahanian