Low Muscle Mass by Pre-Procedural Computed Tomography is Associated with Worse Short-Term Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Recipients

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has transformed how aortic stenosis (AS) is treated. While it is considered the standard of care in elderly patients and those with prohibitively high surgical risk, its use has expanded to include intermediate- and low-risk patients.1-4 However, determining pre-operative risk remains challenging as most tools commonly used are indirect or calculate measures of frailty and strength.5 These markers have limited accuracy and do not account for direct skeletal muscle measurements, which have implications beyond functional status.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research