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Percutaneous Coronary Artery Revascularization and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Is There a Who, Why, and When?
WITH A PREVALENCE in aortic stenosis (AS) patients of 25% to 50%, concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) has proven to be an independent risk factor for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).1 Currently there is no standard- or guideline-driven approach for these patients, and many new challenges have emerged in this population. In this issue of the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Bacigalupo et al.2 report a case of a patient with recent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for obstructive CAD who underwent TAVR complicated by in-stent thrombosis and an ischemic stroke ...
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - February 20, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Oscar D. Aljure, Michael Fabbro Tags: Editorial Source Type: research