Autoimmune connective tissue diseases and aortic valve replacement outcomes: a population-based study.

Mohamed M GadDevora LichtmanAnas M SaadToshiaki IsogaiAgam BansalMouin S AbdallahEric RoselliSoumya ChatterjeeGrant W ReedSamir R KapadiaVenu MenonHeba Wassif

Published in: European heart journal open (2022)

Outcomes for patients with CTD requiring AVR are not inferior to their non-CTD counterparts. A comprehensive heart team selection of patients undergoing AVR approaches should place CTD history under consideration; however, pre-existing CTD should not be prohibitive of AVR interventions.

Keyphrases

aortic valve replacement
patients undergoing
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
heart failure
palliative care
physical activity
atrial fibrillation
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
adipose tissue
weight loss
drug induced