TAVR patients count on their thrombocytes: Platelets count is accountable for the outcomes!

Fredric Assis Oliveira Pedro Alves Lemos Neto

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)

Chronic thrombocytopenia is frequent in patients undergoing TAVR in the real world. Chronic thrombocytopenia is associated with worse in-hospital outcomes after TAVR. Future research is necessary to establish a better way of conducting and monitoring these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
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newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
emergency department
heart failure
type diabetes
atrial fibrillation
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes
weight loss
adverse drug