Sex Differences in the Impact of Aortic Valve Calcium Score on Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Parth P PatelAbdallah El SabbaghPatrick W JohnsonRayan SulimanNajiyah SalwaAndrea Carolina Morales-LaraPeter PollakMohamad H YamaniPragnesh ParikhSushilkumar K SonavaneCarolyn LandolfoMohamad Adnan AlkhouliMackram F EleidMayra E GuerreroFloyd David FortuinJohn SweeneyPeter A NoseworthyRickey E CarterDemilade A AdedinsewoPublished in: Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging (2022)
We demonstrate a notable sex difference in the association between AVCS and long-term mortality in a large TAVR patient sample. This study highlights the potential value of AVCS in preprocedural risk stratification, specifically among women undergoing TAVR. Additional studies are needed to validate this finding.
Keyphrases
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- cardiovascular events
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- case report
- heart failure
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- left ventricular
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance