April 1, 2012Open Access
View Full PaperTranscatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Structured PICO
Does transcatheter aortic valve implantation improve clinical outcomes and LVEF in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction?
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Population
Patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction
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Intervention
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
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Outcome
Procedural success rate, complications, and 30-day mortality
TAVI appears safe and effective in critically ill patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction, offering early LVEF improvement.
Abstract
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a safe and effective procedure, even in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction, leading to a high procedural success rate with an acceptable rate of complications and 30-day mortality. Also in these critically ill patients, TAVI provides clinical amelioration, with early improvement in LVEF.
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Fraccaro et al. (Sun,) studied this question.