Incidence, predictors, and midterm clinical outcomes of left ventricular obstruction after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

ConclusionIn patients who underwent TAVI, MVO occurred more often than LVOT obstruction. However, the occurrence of postprocedural LVO was not associated with worsened clinical outcomes in these patients.

Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - January 23, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hikaru Tsuruta, Kentaro Hayashida, Fumiaki Yashima, Ryo Yanagisawa, Makoto Tanaka, Takahide Arai, Yugo Minakata, Yuji Itabashi, Mitsushige Murata, Shun Kohsaka, Yuichiro Maekawa, Tatsuo Takahashi, Akihiro Yoshitake, Hideyuki Shimizu, Keiichi Fukuda Tags: VSD ‐ VALVULAR AND STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASES Source Type: research