Preprocedural but not periprocedural high ‐sensitive Troponin T levels predict outcome in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

ConclusionElevated preprocedural hsTNT represents an independent risk predictor of all‐cause death while periprocedural hsTNT elevation failed to show prognostic relevance.

Source: Cardiovascular Therapeutics - November 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wiebke M. K öhler, Sandra Freitag‐Wolf, Moritz Lambers, Matthias Lutz, Philip Maximilian Niemann, Rainer Petzina, Georg Lutter, Peter Bramlage, Norbert Frey, Derk Frank Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research