A Meta-Analysis on the Impact of High BMI in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Jiyoung Seo Weijia LiIsrael SafiriyuAmrin Khawrawala Sanjana NagrajArooj TahirIoannis Doundoulakis Leonidas KoliastasisSaul RiosLeonidas PalaiodimosDamianos G Kokkinidis

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (2022)

Individuals with overweight and obesity were associated with lower mortality risk compared to those with normal BMI but with higher likelihood of major vascular complications and permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVR.

Keyphrases

transcatheter aortic valve replacement
patients undergoing
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
body mass index
weight gain
risk factors
heart failure
physical activity
pulmonary embolism
coronary artery disease
weight loss