Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Treated With Systemic Steroids

CONCLUSION: Chronic steroid therapy increases the risk of aortic annular complications in patients undergoing TAVR, with detrimental consequences including intraoperative cardiac arrest and conversion to open heart surgery. Steroid use should be considered in patient selection and determination of procedural technique for TAVR.PMID:34982726

Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - January 4, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Saurabh Joshi Wassim Mosleh Mostafa R Amer Mays Tawayha Jeffrey F Mather Francis J Kiernan Raymond G McKay Bryan Piccirillo Source Type: research