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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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Extracellular Matrix Proteins Improve Risk Prediction in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Journal of the American Heart Association

Implementation of fibrosis marker into TAVR risk stratification was tested by a machinelearning algorithm.ResultsAmong 20 circulating fibrosis markers involved in pathological extracellular matrix remodeling, high tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase1 (TIMP1) levels independently predicted risk of death in univariable (hazard ratio, 5.0 [95%

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Hunter Mehaffey Distressed communities are associated with worse outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery August 2019 Meghana Helder Regional and Temporal Trends in the Outcomes of Repairs for Acute Type A Aortic Dissections The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019 Derrick Tam Surgical valve (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Hunter Mehaffey 1 Distressed communities are associated with worse outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery August 2019 Meghana Helder 2 Regional and Temporal Trends in the Outcomes of Repairs for Acute Type A Aortic Dissections The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019 Derrick Tam 2 Surgical (..)