Readmission rates and risk factors for readmission after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease
Source : https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0276394
Objectives We sought to examine readmission rates and predictors of hospital readmission following TAVR in patients with ESRD. Background End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with poor outcomes following transcatheter...
Conclusions:Conclusion: Patients with ESRD undergoing TAVR have higher mortality and increased cost associated with their index hospitalization and are at increased risk of readmission within 90 days following TAVR."
Mind the gap: avoiding paravalvular leak using computer simulation in bicuspid transcatheter aortic valve replacement-a case report
Source : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9552996/
Francesco Moroni, Handling Editor, Damiano regazzoli-Lancini, Editor, Claudio Montalto, Editor, Sara Monosilio, Editor, and Jonathan Senior, Editor Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide and is now...
Discussion: Using patient-specific computer simulation, we were able to safely select the valve and the deployment height and then accurately predict the result in a difficult, severely calcified BAV. In addition to improving outcome, this allows for patient-specific, tailored discussion to occur at heart team meetings.
Do all patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis need treatment?
Source : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14779072.2022.2137491?journalCode=ierk20
Abstract Although guidelines recommend a watchful waiting strategy for patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, there have been considerable advancements in surgical and anaesthetic techniques along with the success of...
Conclusions: Expert Opinion: The threshold for intervention in certain subgroups of asymptomatic patients with severe AS has already been lowered. The next frontier will inevitably be determining whether all patients with severe AS should undergo AVR irrespective of their symptomatic status.
Relationship of Neighbourhood Social Deprivation & Ethnicity on Access to Transcatheter & Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: a population-level study
Source : https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(22)00909-6/fulltext
Wide geographical variation in access to TAVR and SAVR exists, however, the impact of socio-ethnic factors on the geographic variation of AS management in Ontario is unknown. Neighborhood rates of...
Conclusions: An important ethnic gradient exists in AS burden and in both referral and completion of TAVR and SAVR in Ontario. Further research is necessary to understand if this gradient is appropriate or requires mitigation."
Incidence, predictors, and prognostic impact of temporary left bundle branch block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36183520/
1 Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini 5, Naples 80131, Italy. 2 Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via...
Conclusions: Temporary LBBB has no significant impact on survival at 1 year after the procedure.