Deferred PCI Safe for TAVI Patients With Coronary Disease

Older, high-risk patients can safely defer percutaneous coronary intervention until after aortic valve replacement

Older patients with coronary artery disease scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had comparable outcomes regardless of whether they underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) before TAVR, according to findings from the PRO-TAVI study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26).

Deferred PCI Safe for TAVI Patients With Coronary Disease

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- For coronary artery disease patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), waiting to see if percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was also needed led to similar outcomes as doing both...