Pci In Tavr Patients: Timing Isn'T Everything

Key PointsApproximately 10% of patients referred for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with over 85% receiving pre-TAVR PCI and the remaining undergoing PCI either at the time of or following TAVR.In patients undergoing TAVR and PCI, adverse events were higher in patients on warfarin and lower in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, higher body mass index, or those taking a statin.No significant difference in rates of MACCE, mortality, or stroke at follow-up were noted between patients who received PCI prior to TAVR and those who received PCI on day of or following TAVR in both the matched and unmatched populations.