Can we assess which is better?—transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in intermediate or lower risk patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

We appreciate the editorial by Lv et al. on our published manuscript in the Journal of American Heart Association, entitled “Is Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Better Than Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis” (1). We read the editorial with great interest and therefore would like to expand the discussion on whether the similar results could be expected in lower surgical risk patients, which was pointed by them.