Incidence, Prognostic Impact, and Predictive Factors of Readmission for Heart Failure After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Conclusions Readmission for CHF after TAVR was frequent and was strongly associated with 1-year mortality. Low gradient, persistent pulmonary hypertension, left atrial dilatation, and transfusions were predictive of readmission for CHF.

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Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - December 4, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Durand, E., Doutriaux, M., Bettinger, N., Tron, C., Fauvel, C., Bauer, F., Dacher, J.-N., Bouhzam, N., Litzler, P.-Y., Cribier, A., Eltchaninoff, H. Tags: Structural Source Type: research