Off-Label Indications for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Worrying Trend

Some influencing articles are showing similar survival rates at one-year follow-up between transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement. This makes that some patients are being treated with transcatheter procedures by off-label indications. However, these same articles are showing in the transcatheter group higher rates of complications with lifelong repercussions. Moreover, recently some works suggest shorter durability of transcatheter prostheses compared with surgical valves.