Among female patients , procedural mortality trended lower with TAVR versus SAVR ( @ % vs. @ % ; p = @ ) and was maintained throughout follow-up ( hazard ratio -LSB- HR -RSB- : @ ; @ % confidence interval -LSB- CI -RSB- : @ to @ ; p = @ ) , driven by the transfemoral arm ( HR : @ ; @ % CI : @ to @ ; p = @ ) .