AUTHOR=Duan Huan , Zhang Chuan , Zhang Qi , Chen Duan , Xue Ling 

TITLE=Cardiac rehabilitation for TAVR patients: mechanisms, current status, and future directions

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1701764

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2025.1701764

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=Due to the aging population, the prevalence of aortic stenosis continues to rise, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become an important method for treating severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Although TAVR significantly improves the survival and symptoms of patients with aortic stenosis, this population is generally characterized by advanced age, frailty, and multiple comorbidities, posing challenges to postoperative functional recovery and quality of life improvement. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) constitutes a cornerstone of secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and plays a pivotal role in optimizing outcomes for patients undergoing TAVR. This review aims to discuss the mechanistic, current practical evidence, existing challenges, and future directions of CR in TAVR patients.