Potential confounders of the obesity paradox in older patients following transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Satoshi HiguchiHidenari MatsumotoRyota MasakiTakaho HiranoShiori FuseHiroki TanisawaTomoaki MasudaYasuhide MochizukiKazuto MarutaSeita KondoTadashi OmotoAtsushi AokiToshiro ShinkePublished in: European geriatric medicine (2023)
Association of higher BMI with lower mortality may be confounded by SFA in older patients following TAVR. Cachexia might reflect higher mortality in patients with lower BMI.