Abstract
SUMMARYIntroduction: Aortic stenosis (AoS) is the most prevalent valve disease in the Western elderly population. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the option of choice in symptomatic patients at extreme or high surgical risk, in relation to conventional surgical treatment (SAVR). As the prevalence of AoS increases with aging, women form the majority of the TAVI population…