Table 1

Summary of the included studies

Study IDDesignPopulationValve of TAVR
(self vs balloon expandable)
Follow-upMain findings
Watanabe et al16Japanese, multicentre registry (OCEAN-TAVI)From October 2013 to August 2015, 749 patients with severe AS (47 with active cancer) underwent TAVR in 8 centres.Balloon expandable1 yearSimilar postprocedural outcomes at the 30-day follow-up. No significant differences in the all-cause mortality at the 30-day and 1-year follow-ups.
Mangner et al17Single-centre, prospective cohort studyFrom February 2006 to September 2014, 1821 patients with severe AS (99 with active cancer) underwent TAVR after a multidisciplinary heart team discussion.Any1 yearSimilar postprocedural and all-cause mortality outcomes at the 30-day follow-up, but the all-cause mortality was significantly higher in patients with active cancer at the 1-year follow-up.
Landes et al18Worldwide registry (TOP-AS)From 2016 to January 2019, 2744 patients (222 with active cancer) underwent TAVR in 18 centres.AnyStill ongoingSimilar postprocedural and all-cause mortality outcomes at the 30-day follow-up, but the all-cause mortality was significantly higher in patients with active cancer at the 1-year follow-up.
  • AS, aortic stenosis; OCEAN-TAVI, Optimized Transcatheter Valvular Intervention; TAVR, transcatheter aortic valve replacement; TOP-AS, TAVR in Oncology Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis.