Development and Application of a Risk Prediction Model for In-Hospital Stroke After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - A Report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry.

CONCLUSIONS: A risk model for in-hospital stroke following TAVR was developed from the STS/ACC TVT Registry and used to estimate site-specific stroke performance. This model can serve as a valuable resource for quality improvement, clinical decision-making, and patient counseling.
PMID: 30529671 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - December 7, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Thourani VH, O'Brien SM, Kelly JJ, Cohen DJ, Peterson ED, Mack MJ, Shahian DM, Grover FL, Carroll EJ, Brennan JM, Forcillo J, Arnold SV, Vemulapalli S, Fitzgerald S, Holmes DR, Bavaria JE, Edwards FH Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research