A little leak goes a long way! 5-Year-outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Apr;99(5):1590-1591. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30200.

Abstract

Mild paravalvular leak after TAVR is associated with increased 5-year mortality. Current noninvasive and invasive prediction models for mortality may only hold for short term outcomes. Other imaging modalities aside from transthoracic echocardiography should be strongly considered when assessing paravalvular leak, regardless of severity.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis* / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
  • Humans
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement* / adverse effects
  • Treatment Outcome