TAVR Prognosis, Aging, and the Second TAVR Tsunami Insights From France ∗

The early results of the French national transcatheter aortic valve implantation registry, FRANCE 2 (FRench Aortic National CoreValve and Edwards registry), were reported previously (1). The initial report of FRANCE 2 identified the need for safer and more effective technology to reduce the need for alternative access and the high rates of paravalvular leakage. The current publication in this issue of the Journal includes longer-term outcomes of 4,201 patients treated at all sites in France from January 2010 to January 2012 (2). The registry has multiple positive attributes including use of a clinical events committee to adjudicate the cause of mortality.

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