Patients with new-onset AFib after TAVR at highest risk for complications

(American College of Cardiology) Patients developing AFib after TAVR are at higher risk of death, stroke and heart attack compared to patients who already had AFib prior to the procedure, according to a study today in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. The paper is the first nationwide examination of patients who developed AFib for the first time following TAVR.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news