Incidence, Predictors, and Mid-Term Outcomes of Possible Leaflet Thrombosis After TAVR

Conclusions HALT with reduced leaflet motion was not rare but usually subclinical. Valve hemodynamics and mid-term outcomes were uneventful even without additional anticoagulant therapy in our limited number of cases. Male sex, larger sinus and bioprosthesis size, and elevated D-dimer levels during follow-up were associated with this phenomenon.

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Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging - January 1, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Yanagisawa, R., Hayashida, K., Yamada, Y., Tanaka, M., Yashima, F., Inohara, T., Arai, T., Kawakami, T., Maekawa, Y., Tsuruta, H., Itabashi, Y., Murata, M., Sano, M., Okamoto, K., Yoshitake, A., Shimizu, H., Jinzaki, M., Fukuda, K. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research