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Background: Aortic stenosis (AS) is the world’s most prevalent heart
valve disease. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or Implantation
(TAVI) is widely available yet adopting this procedure in Asia has been slow due
to high device cost, the need for specific training programs, and the lack of
specialized heart teams and dedicated infrastructures. The limited number of
randomized controlled trials describing TAVI outcomes among the Asian population
hampered the approval for medical reimbursements as well as acceptance among
surgeons and operators in some Asian countries. Methods: A comprehensive
medical literature search on TAVI and/or TAVR performed in Asian countries
published between January 2015 and June 2022 was done through MEDLINE and manual
searches of bibliographies. The full text of eligible articles was obtained and
evaluated for final analysis. The event rates for key efficacy and safety
outcomes were calculated using the data from the registries and randomized
controlled trials. Results: A total of 15,297 patients were included
from 20 eligible studies. The mean patient age was 82.88


