From: .org/cgi/content‐nw/full/53/20/1829/FIG1 Neither prosthesis is licensed in Canada, or the USA. In the USA the devices are marketed under a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) 7, and in Canada they are used under "special access" regulations. At [...] Complications. In the case series that reported complications, the rates of serious complications were very variable (Table 1). Meaningful meta analysis of their frequency was not possible. Complications reported included stroke, major bleeds requiring transfusion, vascular problems at the site of access , vascular collapse requiring support, cardiac tamponade, ventricular fibrillatio [...] Systematic reviews differ in their conclusions. A French review carried out by the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) recommended that the procedure and the prosthesis should receive provisional recognition for insurance, for a period during which data should be collected and followed by a subsequent re‐evaluation. Furthermore, the procedure should be limited to certain teams8. In the mos [...] Cut down 0 n/a 50 0 (2008) Edwards 4 Apical complications 2, Diathermy burn 1. Otten18 39 Core 15 81(7) 3 3 395 13 (2008) Ree27 40 Cribier Femoral 25 83( 8) 83 Bleeding 5, Stroke 1, Infection 4, 13 n/a n/a n/a (2009) Edwards Rodés17 22 Edwards 11 Femoral 26 84(7) 91 Massive Aortic Regurg 1, Severe Bleeding 1, 5 5 183 5 (2008) Sapien [...] Bleeeding 3 Zierer33 26 Cribier‐ Apical 37 84(6.5) 100 Conversion to open surgery 2,. 15 n/a n/a n/a (2008) Edwards. TOTAL 616 WEIGHTED 24 82 (6.6) 93 10 MEAN (6.6) Piazza11 646 Core Femoral 23 81(6.6) 97 8 n/a n/a n/a (2008) Mort = Mortality, Bleed = Haemorrhage requiring transfusion, IABP = Intra‐aortic Baloon Pump, Atrial fib = Atrial fi