Right ventricular assessment in patients undergoing transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement.

Robert SchuelerCan ÖztürkJasmin Viktoria LaserFabian WirthNikos WernerArmin WelzGeorg NickenigJan-Malte SinningChristoph Hammerstingl

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)

Baseline RV function and changes of right heart mechanics are closely associated with functional improvements after AVR. SAVR, but not TAVR, seems to have detrimental effects on RV-function.

Keyphrases

aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
mycobacterium tuberculosis
patients undergoing
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
ejection fraction
heart failure
left ventricular
coronary artery disease