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Minimizing Invasiveness and Maximizing Function: Key Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Market trends in Technology and Practice

The Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Market trends are fundamentally defined by a drive toward ultra-minimalism and procedural excellence. A dominant trend is the shift towards 'minimalist TAVR', where the procedure is performed under conscious sedation rather than general anesthesia, often resulting in quicker recovery and discharge times—sometimes within 24 to 48 hours. This reduction in procedural complexity improves resource utilization for hospitals. Concurrently, there is a clear technological trend focusing on smaller delivery profiles to enable purely percutaneous transfemoral access in nearly all patients, eliminating the need for more invasive access routes and reducing access site complications. The goal across the industry is to make TAVR as routine and standardized as a cardiac catheterization procedure.