Observational study reveals predictors of late cardiac mortality in post-TAVR patients, highlighting the need for targeted cardiovascular surveillance.
Key Points
To determine the incidence, primary causes, and independent clinical predictors of late cardiac death in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Followed long-term survival and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis.
Analyzed clinical, echocardiographic, and procedural characteristics associated with late cardiovascular mortality.
Late cardiac death accounts for a substantial proportion of overall late mortality following transcatheter valve replacement.
Baseline heart failure, impaired left ventricular function, and post-procedural conduction abnormalities independently associate with an increased risk of late cardiac mortality.