Background: Limited observational reports link elevated lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) levels to aortic stenosis (AS) or to disease progression. Data on large cohorts of verified severe AS patients are lacking.
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to characterize Lp(a) levels of severe AS patients referred to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and compare them to a large cohort of Lp(a) samples derived from the general population.
Aims: Paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The effect of transcatheter interventions to treat PVR after the index TAVI was investigated.
Methods And Results: A registry of consecutive patients who underwent transcatheter intervention for ≥ moderate PVR after the index TAVI at 22 centers.
Background: Despite advances in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), periprocedural acute ischemic stroke remains a concern.
Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate acute ischemic stroke complicating TAVR (AISCT) and to describe the indications and outcomes of interventions to treat AISCT.
Methods: An international multicenter registry was established focusing on AISCT within 30 days of TAVR.
Background: Implantation of drug eluting stents (DES) is the mainstay treatment for patients requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The polymer coating of DES has been associated with inflammatory response, increased arterial injury and long-term in-stent restenosis and thrombosis. Polymer-free stents (PFS) were designed to overcome limitations of polymer-coated stents (PCS).
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July 2021
Introduction: Elevated plasma levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a marker of tubular damage and aid in the early identification of acute kidney injury (AKI). We evaluated NGAL levels for identification of AKI superimposed on chronic kidney disease (CKD) vs. "de novo" AKI among ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary coronary intervention (PCI).
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October 2020
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) use is increasing in patients with longer life expectancy, yet robust data on the durability of transcatheter heart valves (THVs) are limited. Redo-TAVR may play a key strategy in treating patients in whom THVs fail.
Objectives: The authors sought to examine outcomes following redo-TAVR.
Introduction And Objective: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a glycoprotein released by renal tubular cells, can be used as a marker of early tubular damage. We evaluated plasma NGAL level utilization for the identification of acute kidney injury (AKI) among ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods: 131 STEMI patients treated with PCI were prospectively included.