12 , 14 , 18 , 21 , 22 The numerical difference in 1‐year mortality after TAVR and SAVR observed in our study did not reach statistical significance and was not attributable to the higher prevalence of abscess formation observed in patients with endocarditis after SAVR.
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Incidence and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.
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The mean time in the catheterization laboratory or operating room did not differ between patients developing endocarditis and those who did not (Table S2 .) There was a numerical trend toward a higher proportion of concomitant percutaneous revascularization procedures among patients who developed subsequent endocarditis compared with those without endocarditis in the TAVR group (25% versus 8.3%; P =0.07); this was not observed for surgical revascularization in patients treated with SAVR (Table S2 ).