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Medtronic TAVR for women:

Treat your severe aortic stenosis†

Heart valve failure (severe aortic stenosis) has serious risks — and treating it can’t wait. Medtronic TAVR is proven for women.‡,1–3 Get help now, and imagine life in full color.

†Medtronic TAVR is indicated to treat patients who have been diagnosed with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.
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Treating aortic stenosis can't wait


Severe aortic stenosis will not improve on its own. If left untreated, once severe symptoms develop, the average patient survival rate at two years is just 50%.4 Medtronic TAVR is helping women beat the odds.1

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What is symptomatic severe aortic stenosis?

Severe aortic stenosis, also known as heart valve failure, is a progressive condition that prevents your aortic valve from opening and closing properly. The only effective treatments for severe aortic stenosis are valve replacement procedures.5

What are symptoms of severe aortic stenosis?

Symptoms can include shortness of breath, chest tightness, dizziness, feeling faint, or fatigue.5 Because these can also be mistaken for normal aging, it’s important to talk to your doctor.

What is transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)?

TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic valve. Typically, it takes one hour, and patients are discharged within a day or two.
Severe aortic stenosis, also known as heart valve failure, is a progressive condition that prevents your aortic valve from opening and closing properly. The only effective treatments for severe aortic stenosis are valve replacement procedures.5
Symptoms can include shortness of breath, chest tightness, dizziness, feeling faint, or fatigue.5 Because these can also be mistaken for normal aging, it’s important to talk to your doctor.
TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic valve. Typically, it takes one hour, and patients are discharged within a day or two.

See how Medtronic TAVR can transform women’s lives¶,1


From diagnosis to recovery, hear from Darian, a patient who regained a sense of independence after her TAVR procedure.

Is TAVR for you? Get help now.

Please talk to your doctor to decide whether this therapy is right for you.
Benefits may vary, for some patients, the Medtronic TAVR procedure risks may outweigh the benefits. TAVR risks may include, but are not limited to, death, stroke, damage to the arteries, bleeding, and need for permanent pacemaker.

Medtronic TAVR:

Proven for women‡,1–3


In a first-of-its-kind study of patients with small heart valves — nearly all of them women — the Medtronic Evolut™ TAVR valve delivered excellent valve performance§ compared to the Edwards SAPIEN™* TAVR valve, with equal safety results at one year.

Results from the SMART clinical trial at one year:

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better valve function compared to Edwards TAVR§,1

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better blood flow compared to Edwards TAVR◊,1

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TAVR risks may include, but are not limited to, death, stroke, damage to the arteries, bleeding, and need for permanent pacemaker.

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How do I know if TAVR is right for me?

TAVR may be a good option for you if you are having symptoms and if tests performed by your heart team show that it may be helpful. TAVR may also be an option for you if you are at risk for open-heart surgery. Get help now.

What is a TAVR procedure like?

TAVR is less invasive than open-heart surgery, also known as surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), and after pre-op, the procedure typically takes less than one hour. Your heart team will determine if you should have a mild sedative or general anesthesia.

What is recovery from TAVR like?

After the procedure, most patients spend a few hours in the intensive care unit before transferring to a patient room. Typically, patients begin walking the same day as their Medtronic TAVR procedure and are discharged within a day or two.

What is the difference between TAVR and open-heart surgery?

TAVR is less invasive than open-heart surgery (SAVR). Patients experience shorter hospital stays and have a faster return to normal activities with TAVR.6

TAVR may be a good option for you if you are having symptoms and if tests performed by your heart team show that it may be helpful. TAVR may also be an option for you if you are at risk for open-heart surgery. Get help now.
TAVR is less invasive than open-heart surgery, also known as surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), and after pre-op, the procedure typically takes less than one hour. Your heart team will determine if you should have a mild sedative or general anesthesia.
After the procedure, most patients spend a few hours in the intensive care unit before transferring to a patient room. Typically, patients begin walking the same day as their Medtronic TAVR procedure and are discharged within a day or two.
TAVR is less invasive than open-heart surgery (SAVR). Patients experience shorter hospital stays and have a faster return to normal activities with TAVR.6

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Is TAVR for you? Get help now.
TAVR risks may include, but are not limited to, death, stroke, damage to the arteries, bleeding, and need for permanent pacemaker. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of a TAVR procedure.

Medtronic TAVR:

Life in full color starts here.¶,1


A heart valve failure diagnosis is too serious to delay treatment. Talk with the Medtronic TAVR support team to learn more about treatment, get answers to questions, and get help locating heart team options.

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† Medtronic TAVR is indicated to treat patients who have been diagnosed with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.

‡ Based on the 1 year follow-up results from the SMART clinical trial which showed differences in valve performance§ for Evolut™ compared to SAPIEN™* and no differences in safety outcomes. SMART primarily studied small annulus patients, predominantly women.1 Additional clinical trials on women, regardless of their annulus size, have shown comparable mortality rates in women and men treated with TAVR2 and lower mortality rates for women treated with TAVR compared to women treated with surgical valve replacement3 at 1 year after the procedure.

§ Valve performance is as defined as freedom from bioprosthetic valve dysfunction (BVD) through 12 months. BVD is defined as a composite including any of the following: hemodynamic structural valve dysfunction (mean gradient ≥ 20 mmHg), non-structural valve dysfunction (severe prothesis-patient mismatch or ≥ moderate aortic regurgitation), clinical thrombosis, endocarditis, and aortic valve reintervention.

◊ Better blood flow, or "near-normal transvalvular flow," means that your new heart is operating well and the gradient across your valve is < 20 mmHg.

¶ Quality of life was based on results from the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire compared to baseline.


  1. Tchétché D, Mehran R, Blackman DJ, et al. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Valve Type in Women With Small Annuli: Results From the SMART Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. Published online October 09, 2024.
  2. Forrest, J.K., et al., Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Women Versus Men (from the US CoreValve Trials). Am J Cardiol, 2016. 118(3): p. 396-402.
  3. Skelding, K.A., et al., Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Surgery in Women at High Risk for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (from the CoreValve US High Risk Pivotal Trial). Am J Cardiol, 2016. 118(4): p. 560-6.
  4. Ross J Jr, Braunwald E. Aortic stenosis. Circulation. July 1968;38(1 Suppl):61-67.
  5. Otto CM, Nishimura RA, Bonow RO, et al. 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. February 2, 2021;143(5):e35-e71.
  6. Popma, J.J., et al., Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Self-Expanding Valve in Low-Risk Patients. N Engl J Med, 2019. 380(18):p. 1706-1715.