Although limited by the design of individual published studies whose data were pooled together in this meta-analysis, our results lead to questions concerning whether extra-anatomic bypass should remain the gold standard for treatment of aortic graft infection.

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Although women experience more bleeding events, as well as vascular and stroke complications, female sex is an independent predictor of late survival after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. This should be taken into account during patient selection for this procedure.