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The Weekend Effect Touches TAVR Too

CardiacWire

It seems even interventional cardiologists arent immune to the Weekend Effect as a recent study suggests patients admitted on weekends for TAVR procedures face significantly higher risks. The post The Weekend Effect Touches TAVR Too appeared first on Cardiac Wire.

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Impact of untreated CAD on TAVR outcomes

Cardiology Update

The optimal management of concomitant chronic obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) recipients remains a debated topic. While some advocate for pre-TAVR percutaneous coronary intervention, others adopt an expectant approach. Original article: Persits I et al.

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Almost 50% of Patients Under 60 Years Choose TAVR Over Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with Worse Outcomes

DAIC

From a pool of 37,011 patients, the study identified 2,360 patients under the age of 60 years who underwent these procedures, with 22% receiving TAVR and 78% SAVR. By 2021 almost half of patients younger than 60 years were receiving TAVR rather than SAVR. years after TAVR and 4.9 years after TAVR and 4.9

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SAVR’s Value in the TAVR Era

CardiacWire

Procedure trends certainly suggest that we’ve entered the TAVR era, but a pair of new studies show that surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is a far better option for many younger and healthier patients who are increasingly seen as TAVR candidates. The post SAVR’s Value in the TAVR Era appeared first on Cardiac Wire.

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Daily Physical Activity Measured by Wearable Smartwatch for Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights From the SMART TAVR Study

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

CONCLUSIONS:Daily step counts rapidly increased within the first 2 months post-TAVR. Increased physical activity was associated with a lower risk of 1-year mortality or rehospitalization after TAVR for patients with daily step counts below 5000.REGISTRATION:URL:[link] REGISTRATION:URL:[link] Unique identifier: NCT04454177.

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Impact of Acute Kidney Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Nationwide Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

According to 2 plasma creatinine samples, we identified those suffering a postprocedural AKI within 21 days after TAVR. identified 4091 TAVRs: 193 (4.7%) with AKI (55.4% identified 4091 TAVRs: 193 (4.7%) with AKI (55.4% men; median age, 82 years) and 3898 (95.3%) without AKI (57.0% men; median age, 81 years).

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Risk and protective factors for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery and valvular interventions: an umbrella review of meta-analyses

Open Heart

Methods Three databases were searched up to June 2021. Only the transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) approach was associated with the prevention of POAF and was supported by convincing evidence from meta-analyses of observational data.