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Table 2 Characteristics of included studies

From: Comparison of transcatheter aortic valve implantation with other approaches to treat aortic valve stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study author and year

Study design

Risk of bias

Recruitment period

Study sites and country

Follow-upa(Months or years)

Intervention Nb

TAVI device (%)h

TAVI access (%)h

Reardon 2017 [9] SURTAVI

RCT non-inferiority

Low

2012–2016

87 USA, Canada, and Europe

Max

2 years

TAVI 879

SAVR 867

Medtronic CoreValve (84)

Medtronic Evolut R (16)

TF (NR)

TS (NR)

TAO (NR)

Leon 2016 [8] PARTNER 2A

RCT non-inferiority

Low

2011–2013

57 USA and Canada

Max

2 years

TAVI 1011

SAVR 1021

Edwards SAPIEN XT (100)

TF (76.7)

TA (17.2)

TAO (6.1)

Thyregod 2015 [21] NOTION

RCT superiority

Low

2009–2013

2 Denmark, 1 Sweden

Max

5 years

TAVI 145

SAVR 135

Medtronic CoreValve (100)

TF (96.5)

TS (3.5)

Adams 2014 [7] US CoreValve

RCT non-inferiority and superiority

Low

2011–2012

45 USA

Mean

14.1 months

12.8 months

TAVI 394

SAVR 401

Medtronic CoreValve (100)

TF (82.8)

TS and TAO (17.2)

Smith 2011 [5] PARTNER A

RCT non-inferiority

Low

2007–2009

22 USA, 2 Canada, 1 Germany

Median

1.4 years

TAVI 348

SAVR 351

Edwards SAPIEN (100)

TF (70.1)

TA (29.9)

Leon 2010 [4] PARTNER B

RCT superiority

Low

2007–2009

21 (17 USA, 4 other)

Median

1.6 years

TAVI 179

MT 179

(150 MT + BAV)

Edwards SAPIEN (100)

TF (100)

Repossini 2017 [33]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2010–2014

7 EU

Max

1 month

TAVI 142

SAVR 142

Edwards SAPIEN XT (NR)

Medtronic CoreValve (NR)

Symetis ACURATE (NR)

TF (NR)

TA (NR)

Other transvascular (NR)

Hannan 2016 [24]

Observational propensity matched

Medium

2011–2012

17 USA

Max

1 year

TAVI 405

SAVR 405

NR

TF (84.7)

TA (15.3)

D’Onofrio 2016 [23]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2007–2012

33 Italy

Max

1 year

TAVI 214

SAVR 214e

Edwards SAPIEN (NR)

Edwards SAPIEN XT (NR)

TF (NR)

TA (NR)

Kobrin 2015 [26]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2011–2012

Multicenter USA

Median

6.2 monthsc

TAVI 194

SAVR 194

NR

NR

Tamburino 2015 [31] OBSERVANT

Observational propensity matched

Low

2010–2012

93 Italy

Max

1 year

TAVI 650

SAVR 650

Edwards SAPIEN XT (44.9)

Medtronic CoreValve (55.1)

TF (100)

Schymik 2015 [30]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2008–2012 2007–2012

1 Germany

Max

3 years

TAVI 216

SAVR 216

Edwards SAPIEN (NR)

Edwards SAPIEN XT (NR)

Medtronic CoreValve (NR)

Symetis ACURATE (NR)

TF (NR)

TA (NR)

Muneretto 2015d [28]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2007–2014

7 Europe

Mean

2.7 years

4.4 years

2.3 years

TAVI 204

SAVR 408f

Edwards SAPIEN XT (38.7)

Medtronic CoreValve (59.3)

Symetis ACURATE (1.9)

TF (74.5)

TA (24.5)

Other transvessel approach (0.9)

Hoffmann 2013 [34]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2008–2009

1 Germany

Max

2 years

TAVI 135

MT 135

(13 MT + BAV)

Edwards SAPIEN (53.3)

Medtronic CoreValve (46.7)

TA (53.3)

TF (46.7)

D’Onofrio 2013 [22]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2008–2011 2009–2011

Multicenter

Italy

Max

1 month

TAVI 143

SAVR 143g

Edwards SAPIEN (NR)

Edwards SAPIEN XT (NR)

TA (100)

Piazza 2013 [29]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2006–2010

3 (Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands)

Max

1 year

TAVI 405

SAVR 405

NR

NR

Latib 2012 [27]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2007–2011 2003–2008

1 Italy

Max

1 year

TAVI 111

SAVR 111

Edwards SAPIEN and SAPIEN XT (63.1)

Medtronic CoreValve (36.9)

TF (100)

Holzhey 2012 [25]

Observational Propensity matched

Low

2006–2010 2001–2010

1 Germany

Mean

1.8 years

TAVI 167

SAVR 167

Edwards SAPIEN (100)

TA (100)

Walther 2010 [32]

Observational propensity matched

Low

2006–2008

1 Germany

Max

1 year

TAVI 100

SAVR 100

Edwards SAPIEN (100)

TA (100)

  1. BAV balloon aortic valvuloplasty, ITT intention-to-treat population, Max maximum, MT medical therapy, N number of patients, NR not reported, SAVR surgical aortic valve replacement, TAVI transcatheter aortic valve replacement, TA transapical, TAO transaortic, TF transfemoral, TS transsubclavian, USA United States of America
  2. aIf mean or median follow-up is not available, maximum follow-up time was extracted
  3. bITT population
  4. cTAVI patients
  5. dThird treatment arm with sutureless surgical aortic valve replacement not extracted
  6. eAll patients received sutureless surgical aortic valve replacement
  7. f204 patients received sutureless aortic valve replacement
  8. g31 patients received sutureless aortic valve replacement
  9. hPercentages refer to ITT or as-treated population