Favorable Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes Among Patients With Prior History of Malignancy Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.

CONCLUSIONS: Malignancy is a common comorbidity among TAVR candidates. Mere history of malignancy among elderly patients does not adversely affect short-term or long-term outcomes after TAVR; however, history of recent (<1 year) cancer-related treatment increases the risk for long-term mortality after TAVR. Decisions regarding TAVR among oncological patients should be individualized according to their malignancy status and anticipated life expectancy. PMID: 29493511 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research