Why the study?
Is mild paravalvular leak after TAVR associated with increased 5-year mortality?
Is mild paravalvular leak after TAVR associated with increased 5-year mortality?
Mild paravalvular leak post-TAVR is associated with increased long-term mortality, suggesting a need for multimodality imaging beyond TTE for assessment.
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.
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