Transcatheter vs. surgical aortic valve replacement in women : the RHEIA trial
Recent Publication
Women with a narrowed aortic valve often have a higher risk of complications during conventional heart surgery - yet they have hardly been considered separately in studies to date. The European RHEIA study is changing this: over 400 patients were examined to find out whether a gentler procedure using a catheter (TAVI) is just as good or even better than open surgery. The result: one year after the procedure, the TAVI patients were better overall - they had to return to hospital less often and had less severe complications.
Tchetche, D., Pibarot, P., Bax, J. J., Bonaros, N., Windecker, S., Dumonteil, N., Nietlispach, F., Messika-Zeitoun, D., Pocock, S. J., Berthoumieu, P., Swaans, M. J., Timmers, L., Rudolph, T. K., Bleiziffer, S., Leroux, L., Modine, T., van der Kley, F., Auffret, V., Tomasi, J., ... Eltchaninoff, H. (2025). Transcatheter vs. surgical aortic valve replacement in women: the RHEIA trial. European Heart Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf133
Prim. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Julia Mascherbauer
Division of Internal Medicine 3 (University Hospital St. Pölten)
OÄ PD Dr. Karola Trescher MSc
Division of Cardiosurgery (University Hospital St. Pölten)