Impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and frailty on long-term outcomes and quality of life after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Artur DziewierzTomasz TokarekPawel KleczynskiDanuta SoryszMaciej BagienskiLukasz RzeszutkoDariusz Dudek

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2017)

COPD may pose an important factor affecting long-term outcomes of patients with severe AS undergoing TAVI. However, its effects might be partially related to coexisting comorbidities and frailty.

Keyphrases

transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve
aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
community dwelling
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
lung function
ejection fraction
early onset
drug induced
left ventricular
coronary artery disease
air pollution