Risk stratification using lean body mass in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

ConclusionsThe patients with low LBM had the higher incidence of all‐cause death after TAVR than those with high LBM, regardless of gender. Thus, the risk stratification using LBM might provide further insight to identify the high‐risk TAVR population, compared to conventional risk stratification using BMI.

Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - February 22, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hirofumi Hioki, Yusuke Watanabe, Ken Kozuma, Masanori Yamamoto, Toru Naganuma, Motoharu Araki, Norio Tada, Shinichi Shirai, Futoshi Yamanaka, Akihiro Higashimori, Kazuki Mizutani, Minoru Tabata, Kensuke Takagi, Hiroshi Ueno, Kentaro Hayashida, Tags: VALVULAR AND STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASES Source Type: research