Association Between Sarcopenia and Adverse Events Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Association Between Sarcopenia and Adverse Events Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Background: Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass/function, has been identified as a marker of frailty. We examined the association between sarcopenia and adverse events following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted a...

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Main Authors: Andrew D. Brown, MD, MBA, Ben Li, MD, Samantha Gabriel, Robert J. Cusimano, MD, Jennifer Chung, MD, MSc, Eric Horlick, MD, Mark D. Osten, MD, Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD, Graham Roche-Nagle, MD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-02-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X21002468

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