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Body mass index and valve size may influence post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement hemodynamics through the mechanism of patient-prosthesis mismatch.
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This letter highlights the need to consider patient-prosthesis mismatch and flow status as potential mechanisms underlying the association between higher body mass index and increased transvalvular gradients after TAVR.
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Teruhiko Imamura (2026) studied this question. Body mass index and valve size may influence post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement hemodynamics through the mechanism of patient-prosthesis mismatch.
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