A simply calculated nutritional index provides clinical implications in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Mitsumasa SudoJasmin ShamekhiAdem AksoyBaravan Al-KassouTetsu TanakaMiriam SilaschiMarcel WeberGeorg NickenigSebastian Zimmer

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2023)

Patients with a low TCBI were more likely to have right-sided heart overload and exhibited an increased risk of 3-year mortality. The TCBI may provide additional information for risk stratification in patients undergoing TAVR.

Keyphrases

transcatheter aortic valve replacement
patients undergoing
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
heart failure
cardiovascular events
atrial fibrillation
risk factors
healthcare
left ventricular
coronary artery disease