The number of AVRs markedly increased in France between 2007 and 2015 due to the wide adoption of TAVR, which represented one-third of all AVRs in 2015. Patients' profile improved, suggesting that patients are referred earlier, and in-hospital mortality declined in all AVR subsets. Despite a worse clinical profile, the immediate outcome of TAVR compared favorably to isolated SAVR in patients >75 years of age. The results may have major implications for clinical practice and policymakers.
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